London Street Food: Speck Mobile
Over the coming months we will be looking at street food vendors, producers and market traders from some of London’s…
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Spear’s Coffee Guide: How to Choose the Best Artisan Coffee
Choosing good coffee is a little like choosing good wine, says Stephen Rapoport of Your Grind. Here are a few…
ByIMF: Sub-Saharan Africa to Grow Three Times Faster than Europe, North America and Japan
But African countries hoping to follow in the footsteps of India and China should be careful what they wish for…
ByA Slump in the Pound Could Slow Down London’s Property Market
Ross Clark on two trends that could slow down the London property juggernaut: too much borrowed money and potentially much…
ByReview: The Magic Flute, Royal Opera House
Siurina’s German was not so good: in fact it was shocking. But did it matter? Not one bit, for she…
ByMeet Liz Vernon, the Top Divorce Lawyer the Tabloids Dub ‘The Terrier’
The Clintons lawyer once dubbed ‘The Terrier’ by the Sun on what it takes to be a skilled divorce lawyer…
ByThe arrest of Bassem Youssef, Egypt's Jon Stewart, is no laughing matter
Bassem Youssef was arrested because he insulted the president. Perhaps the president needs to get a sense of humour Dubbed…
ByMargaret Thatcher: An appreciation
When the Conservative Party matricides saw best to stab Thatcher in the back, the United Kingdom was a country transformed,…
ByCan the Cultural Gifts Scheme Boost Arts Philanthropy in the UK?
A new scheme to encourage lifetime giving could prevent pre-eminent works of art leaving the UK, but there are problems…
ByLuck is the condition you can't do without, in property as in life
Like the actor’s first break, external circumstances are crucial. They are a cog in the wheel, as are the writer,…
ByMeet the odd couple camping out to be first at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
It’s a romantic, tragic story: a man and a woman united by marriage and death. Not their own. Or even…
BySpear’s Speaks to First Person Camping Overnight at Thatcher’s Funeral
Josh Spero meets Margaret Kittle, from Winona in Canada, the first person camping overnight at Thatcher’s funeral Josh Spero meets…
ByThe New Vogue for Country House Opera
Country-house opera is enjoying a new vogue thanks to the efforts of a breed of promoter-philanthropists who are once again…
ByFrench Ministers Publish their Wealth for the First Time (and they're Poorer than British Ministers)
British ministers are wealthier than their French counterparts, but we seem to care less For the first time ever, French…
ByThe Great Rotation: Why were Wealth Managers so Slow to Move into Equities?
The FTSE 100 soared over the winter, yet many wealth managers stayed loyal to bonds, missing out on the upturn.…
ByEconomist: Tax havens gravely threatened in 2013
Less than a month after the humiliation of Cyprus, a popular bolthole for Russia’s financial ne’er-do-wells, tax havens have been…
ByForger of Giacometti sculptures shows, in art world, money is king
Estimating that he made 1,300 fake sculptures, Robert Driessen tells of surreptitious meetings in lay-bys where envelopes stuffed with cash…
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The most romantic hotels and resorts in the Seychelles
You may think you know all about the Seychelles, but they have a lot more to offer than just sun…
ByBest of Spear’s Last Week: Masterpieces at Houghton Hall, Thatcher and the Wealthy, Richard Corrigan’s Guest Edit
The five most read articles on Spear’s last week, and the best of the blogs The five most read articles…
ByHelena Newman's Diary
The chairman of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Europe, on auctions in unusual locations, evenings where music and art…
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