Mind the wealth gap: why baby boomers should make lifetime gifts to the young
As baby boomers sail through their lives with comfortable pension pots, it is high time they lend a hand to…
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The mystery of the German gold rush
With Marine Le Pen on the march in France and the euro imperilled like never before, the Germans are bringing…
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EDWARD CRAVEN
‘It’s interesting from the point of view of the intersection of law and personalities, as in each one of these…
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TERENCE FANE-SAUNDERS
‘We must be the lowest-profile PR firm in the country,’ says Fane-Saunders. Private Eye may have called them secretive, but…
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PHIL HALL
Another busy year has seen 10 per cent growth, public affairs expansion and a number of awards for Hall’s Soho…
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PATRICK HARRISON
The trusted adviser, who was previously Prince Charles’s press secretary, is no stranger to influential figures, having met President Obama…
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PADDY HARVERSON
An eminent adviser to Princes William and Harry, Harverson left Clarence House in 2013 to set up his own business,…
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JONATHAN HAWKER
‘I have seen it all,’ the enigmatic Hawker tells Spear’s. Having dealt with everything from ‘intricate’ white-collar crime (including the…
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CHARLES LEWINGTON
‘Brexit has created huge uncertainty among our global clients, and where there is uncertainty they turn to good public affairs…
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Melody Thornton net worth
American singer-songwriter and dancer Melody Thornton has an estimated net worth of $3 million (£2.4 million). Born on 28 September,…
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DAVID MCDONOUGH
A veteran of the corridors of power and the byways of influence for more than four decades, McDonough is trusted…
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How to stop work from killing you – Billions-style
As the second season of the addictive Sky Atlantic hedge fund drama Billions begins, Spear’s Sophie McIntyre speaks to psychiatrist…
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ROSS GOW
‘That would be an interesting gig, working with Trump,’ muses Gow in answer to our hypothetical question. ‘I would’. ‘People…
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ANDREW GRANT
An astute adviser to blue-chip multinationals and C-suite HNWs on their reputations in the financial markets, Grant and his team…
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CHARLIE METHVEN
‘There seem to be plenty of opportunities in our Mayfair marketplace,’ says Methven of his Grosvenor Street ‘intelligent advisory service’,…
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ANDREW HONNOR
Having worked with the government, BA, Goldman Sachs and RBS, Honnor stepped into the hotseat of public affairs director at…
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MARK HUTCHINSON
A PR practitioner with over twenty years’ experience working both in-house and for an agency, Hutchinson has been running his…
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ROLAND RUDD
A year described by a peer as one of ‘thoughtful expansion’ has seen the ‘hands-on’ Rudd oversee an alliance with…
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STUART LEACH
A former lawyer himself, Leach has recently added another former advocate to his team, giving it the cross-jurisdictional savoir-faire to…
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TIM LUCKETT
‘There is no smoother operator in the field,’ says one FTSE 100 client who has the engaging and likeable Luckett…
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