#occupylsx: Spear's meets the St Paul's Protesters
They have set up camp by the steps of St Paul’s to protest about, well, everything from capitalism to cuts.…
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Learnt it on the Grape Vine
Melinda Hughes has enjoyed plenty of fine wines in her time – but she couldn’t tell a Gewurztraminer from a…
ByCarveat Emptor
Emily Rookwood enjoys being bent out of joint when she goes to one of Mark Hix’s carving masterclasses CARVING THE…
ByOut of Africa
FEW HOLIDAYS CAN be as spectacular as an African safari, but pick the wrong destination and you may be more…
ByHopes 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…
ByHopes 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…
BySign 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…
ByAll Passion Spent
Nick Foulkes on how the wheels came off his posh-car fetish and why his dream ride is now a Moke…
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…
ByCannes-do!
Only four stars?! That modesty (and the discursive menu) is what makes the Voile d’Or so charming, says William Cash…
ByA Riviera Runs Through It
Oliver Thring on the curious cocktail of grime, glamour, sun and seediness that makes the Côte d’Azur as intoxicating today…
ByDalmatian Hotspots
There’s much more to Dubrovnik than the superyachts and swishy villas clustered along the gorgeous coastline. Eat, drink, explore, says…
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