Hopes and Fears for Libya's Future
Spear’s staff writer Sophie McBain spent nearly three years in Tripoli and here she writes about what she thinks Libya’s…
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Sign the Petition for Fairer Energy
As part of Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape Campaign, we encourage readers to sign this petition (click on link to…
ByGuardian: Protect TS Eliot’s East Coker
Poets, academics and residents have launched an attempt to win world heritage status for an English village beloved of TS…
ByHere’s the Thing
When Spear’s hosted a debate on what makes a masterpiece, none of the participants could agree. Ivan Lindsay was there…
ByWhat Price Power?
Wind farms threaten to despoil the landscape north of the border too. Here, John Cromartie writes about the misconceptions and…
ByPregnant Paws
My advice to women about to have their first baby? Ignore everybody’s advice — and watch out for men who…
ByA Minor Key
Though modest and unassuming, Nuffield Place, lately acquired by the National Trust, provides a fascinating insight into the life and…
ByMoral Flatliners
Andrei Navrozov on why the Federation Fund — a mysterious Russian charity for children with cancer that doesn’t actually raise…
ByThe Master Switch
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires Tim Wu Atlantic Books, 384pp Winner of a Spear’s Book…
ByA Voice from Old New York
A Voice from Old New york: A Memoir of My Youth Louis Auchinloss Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 224pp Review by Peter…
ByCountry Life: English Heritage on planning policy
Simon Thurley, CEO of English Heritage, writes: Ours is not a crumbling heritage system, as CLA president William Worsley suggests…
ByRepeat Offenders
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ByFair Residues
New York-based artist Richard Dupont makes transparent sculptures filled with household waste. But that doesn’t mean his work is rubbish,…
ByOi!
The chav phenomenon reignites old debates about class, social mobility and government policy in Britain. Innit, says Christopher Silvester IN…
ByDiscussion: Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape Campaign
Last week, Spear’s launched our Save Britain’s Historic Landscape Campaign to highlight the threat posed by unproductive windfarms to Britain’s…
BySpear’s Launches ‘Save Britain’s Historic Landscape’ Campaign
With the menace of unproductive wind farms threatening to blight Britain’s ancient countryside, Spear’s announces its campaign to save Britain’s…
ByGross Box Office
Alessandro Tomé goes to a trendy cabaret gig and finds the only thing more revolting than the show itself is…
ByCavaliers vs Roundheads
Does circumcising a baby boy nip his career prospects in the bud? Can such a child ever grow up to…
ByDevon or Hell?
No jobs, no shops, no phone reception. Still, Dartmoor on a sunny day is just lovely… isn’t it, asks Clive…
ByAnd the Show Went On
And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris Alan Riding Duckworth Overlook 432pp Review by Mark LeFanu Winner…
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