Highland Bling
New money and old talent have made Skibo Castle the finest country retreat in Britain, says John Arlidge THERE ARE…
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The chav phenomenon reignites old debates about class, social mobility and government policy in Britain. Innit, says Christopher Silvester IN…
ByArriverderci, Red Tape!
Good with figuras but not so good with figures? Basta already! A new generation of Italian entrepreneurs is defying the…
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…
ByRemains of the Hay
Literary festivals and creative writing courses are killing serious novels, says William Cash. And Kazuo Ishiguro agrees… Literary festivals and…
BySave our Scenery!
The village of Winwick Warren in Northamptonshire is little unchanged since the 15th century, when the manor of Winwick was…
ByNoma Nom Nom
Danish cuisine has long been about more than herring. Douglas Blyde travels to Copenhagen to meet the designers behind noma,…
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…
ByVroom With A View
Have classic car, will travel? Jonathan Bell on the joys of rallying across picturesque landscapes in faraway lands INVESTMENTS OF…
ByAt Ease, Soldier!
You plan your working life like a military operation — and if you’ve got any sense you’ll plan your holidays…
ByFair Shares?
A few years ago, no-one paid much attention to rising inequality. But now we are living with ever-faltering economic recovery,…
ByFrom William Cash
A Bedouin tent might be an odd place for a Spear’s event, but when William Cash took to the podium…
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…
ByThe Hellhound of Wall Street
The Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora’s Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance Michael Perino The…
ByThe Pursuit of Abbey-ness
Clive Cummings took quite a chance when he decided to transform a 900-year-old Burgundy monastery into a luxury hotel, but…
ByBest of the West
Predictions that Los Angeles will become the next capital of the art world have so far come to nothing —…
ByThe Canary in the Mineshaft
Where the art market leads, the stock market often follows. If what’s been going on at Sotheby’s lately is any…
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