In Progress 2012
On Friday 7 December at the Barbican It’s Nice That is curating In Progress 2012, a creative conference bringing together…
ByMonth: November 2012
How Guernsey’s Image Rights Legislation Can Benefit Celebrities
The eagerly awaited image rights legislation in Guernsey is due to come into force on 3 December 2012. It will…
ByHudson's Heritage Awards Recognise Our History
This Thursday will see the winners announced of the 2012 Hudson’s Heritage awards at a lunch ceremony at Goldsmith’s Hall…
ByArt World Greed Skews Prices
I’d guess it’s something way more primal Pardon the proselytizing. So much criticism about runaway prices focuses, more often than…
ByHSBC Chairman Douglas Flint Calls for Bankers to Swear an Oath
Flint is essentially calling for a cultural revolution in the banking sector, no wonder he’s being so vague on the…
ByBest of Spear’s Last Week
The five most popular articles on Spear’s last week and the best of the blogs: The five most popular articles…
ByMekel's Austerity Mania Will Bring Down the EU
Germany is gradually taking over control of Europe, make no mistake about it Those who backed the utterly daft and…
BySpear's Firewalks (For a Good Cause, Of Course)
Being told how to firewalk by a man with a limp is bizarre. On the one hand, you’re inclined to…
ByQ&A with Vivek Singh at Cinnamon Soho
Emily Rookwood talks to Vivek Singh at Cinnamon Soho about his latest book, his kitchen philosophy and how chefs should…
ByCartier Racing Awards
To the Dorchester for the 22nd Cartier Racing awards, hosted by Arnaud Bamberger, executive chairman of Cartier UK, François Le…
ByMark Stephens on the Leveson Report, Twitter and Libel
Ahead of the report from the first part of Leveson Inquiry being released next Thursday, I caught up with Julian…
ByCharities Minister Nick Hurd Says All Should Give 1 Per Cent to Charity
As Spear’s wraps up its 1 Per Cent Campaign, we present our suggestions for donors based on what we’ve learnt,…
ByLegacy10 Report Both Wise and Foolish on Philanthropic Giving
With suggestions good and bad, a new report on philanthropic giving has tried to move on the debate about how…
ByWinners Announced for ‘Portrait of Our Queen’, HM Painted by Kids
Inside was a van Dyck self-portrait worth £12.5 million but the 150 people queuing outside Philip Mould’s art gallery in…
ByDavid Dangoor of the Exilarch’s Foundation on his Support for the British Schools Exploration Society
The Away Team Backed by the Dangoor family, a host of young people are being given a chance to spread…
ByAlain Ducasse’s Louis XV Turns 25 with Galaxy of Star Chefs
With 300 Michelin stars between them, it was only right that 240 chefs gather in Monaco to pay tribute to…
ByUS ‘a bully’ because of FATCA
The US is guilty of behaving like a bully in imposing unfair costs on UK investment managers and banks, says…
ByWho Will be Buying Next Year's Debrett's Lady's Diary?
It has entertained me for hours, though probably not in the intended way. And so for that reason alone, I…
ByA Day of Euro-Protests Is Just the Start
The Pigheaded ones in Brussels and Frankfurt said there was no other way but austerity and downplayed the day’s importance…
BySutton Trust: 12 Per Cent of British Elite Came from Just 10 Schools
12 per cent of those on The Times birthday lists from politicians, to policemen, diplomats and pop stars came from…
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