No wonder politicians hedge when this is what happens when they're honest
With Cameron’s ad hoc remarks on a final term, 2015’s election candidates could take a few tips from those who…
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At GRAD and the Saatchi Gallery – Two exhibitions showing the present and past threats of Russian politics
Evgeny Granilshchikov stops speaking Russian and answers directly in English: ‘Of course, absolutely,’ he says, affirming he has felt pressured…
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Exclusive: Adam Dant’s sketches from Richard III’s reburial
I was delighted that Spear’s had a ringside seat inside Leicester Cathedral for the Sunday afternoon service for Richard III…
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Dunhill’s 1A St James’s combines the best of cigars and Clubland
At first glance, 1A St James’s looks more like a wood-panelled Apple store than a cigar merchant in the heart…
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Review: Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée
It’s never a good idea to click on YouTube links titled ‘What the meat industry doesn’t want you to see’,…
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A day in the life of Peter Weeden of the Newman Street Tavern
I’m up for a quick cup of tea and slice of toast at 6.45 before dashing to the train to…
ByExclusive: Adam Dant's sketches from Richard III's reburial
Adam Dant – the official national general election artist – accompanied Spear’s editor William Cash to Richard III’s reburial. Here…
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Restaurant review: Beer and Buns, Liverpool Street
Based on a Japanese izakaya, or bar, Beer and Buns is found up a very dark staircase in a corner…
ByReview: Alain Ducasse au Plaza Ath’n’e
Monisha Rajesh visits a vegetarian restaurant in Paris and stumbles upon a circus of flavours and theatrics It’s never a…
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Book Reviews: The Shifts and the Shocks by Martin Wolf and A Strange Business by James Hamilton
Christopher Silvester on a stimulating take on the financial crisis and Mark Le Fanu on an ambitious attempt to dissect…
ByFrom heart specialists to private operas, Spear's meets a UHNW fixer
William Cash meets chief fixer at BHB Partners Harry Becher, who explains that in his world there’s no such thing…
BySupreme Court ruling on Prince Charles' 'black spider memos' completes the work of Magna Carta
With the finding that his letters to ministers ought to be published, the Supreme Court has brought down Prince Charles…
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Does money maketh minimalism?
All this stuff. My house is full of it. I live, now, in a pretty big house. Not big big.…
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Is global demand driving the red-hot classic car market off the road?
Astronomical figures continue to be fetched at classic car auctions, raising fears over another Eighties-style bubble. With a Ferrari 250…
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Chedi Andermatt – the secret ski resort perfect for summer trekking, golfing and… cow-milking competitions?
‘If I had been given carte blanche to design a ski resort hotel that was also wonderful in the summer…
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From Hackett to Hermès, are ties making a comeback?
For some time now I’ve been musing on what on earth has happened to the makers of ties. Time was…
ByFrom Hackett to Herm’s, are ties making a comeback?
Most men are answering by turning up for work without a tie – but they’re (k)not done yet, says Lucia…
ByVladimir Putin's Eurasian empire threatens the primacy of the EU – and Britain must act
The UK must define its place in Moscow’s new world order – or follow blinkered Brussels, says Stephen Hill Putin’s…
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In praise of corduroy: Edward VIII’s second skin
One of the more memorable days in my working life took place about 21 years ago, when I went to…
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This weekend: Enjoy a Bad Egg, some foraging and a glass of New Zealand’s finest
Go for brunch at Bad Egg Bad Egg is brought to you by Noble Inns and is to be found…
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