How to avoid family breakdown over heirlooms
Wealthy families should not overlook the emotional and legal complexities involved in the disposal of their valuables, write Ann Stanyer…
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William Cash’s letter from issue 51
William Cash recalls endless stamp-licking during Spear’s early years, and its progress from an office above a kebab shop to…
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If I were a rich man (I wouldn’t move to France)
Jean-Marc Tirard lifts the lid on the Gallic view of trusts, and explains why the French taxman’s ‘appalling’ treatment of…
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Why the world’s next credit crunch is on its way
QE was meant to stimulate the economy, sucking future growth back to today, but it has also left the future…
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Is booing somewhat bourgeois?
Sam Leith explores the origin of that apelike ‘atavistic bellowing noise’ operagoers make to express disapproval. I was chatting to…
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Brexit recriminations: why Bremainers should stop the blame game
The Bremainers, who failed to convince and lost the argument, simply need to move on, says Stephen Hill. The result…
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Britain votes Brexit
Shock victory for Farage and co. after the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union. Read the reaction here…
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Messi is retiring from his tax responsibilities too
Colin Senez, an associate at boutique private wealth law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP, talks us through the Messi tax…
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Bill Cash: ‘The government’s behaviour has been disreputable’
Laetitia Cash hears from her father, Sir William Cash MP, the veteran Eurosceptic, about the significance of today’s Brexit vote…
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Stephen Hill on The End of Alchemy
No sooner have we digested Ben Bernanke’s crisis memoirs than we have Mervyn King’s excellent new book, The End of…
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America’s Brexit worries
Simon Calton, founder and CEO of Rycal Investment Group, a US- and UK-based property advisory firm, considers the impact of…
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Litigation – the last resort for neighbour disputes
Laura Checkley and Katie de Kauwe explain why the Court of Appeal advocates solving disputes without the use of litigation.…
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Vote Brexit: reclaim democracy
William Cash, Spear’s editor-in-chief, on why the EU’s democratic deficit matters more than dry-as-dust economics. The death of Jo Cox…
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The Last Furlong of the 2016 EU Handicap Stakes
As we enter the final few days of the EU Referendum campaign, Stephen Hill outlines why Brexit is the way…
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History compels us to Remain
Spear’s Assistant Editor, Alex Matchett, delves into the history of Europe to persuade us to Remain. There are a number…
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Goldsmith is the safe and pragmatic bet for London business
Spear’s applauds Zac Goldsmith’s broader wealth creation agenda. ‘I don’t think people want to see Corbyn as a proxy Prime…
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Celebrity threesome story flags injunction weaknesses
The courts may no longer be the best battlefield for the fight to keep a celebrity’s private life private according…
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Is 2016 the year BRICS turn to rubble?
The world’s former emerging market darlings are now in distress, says Robert Amsterdam. Still in its early days, 2016 is…
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The Budget, the Brexit debate and the Mad March Hares
Stephen Hill takes a sideways look at the Budget, the Brexit debate and the resignation of IDS. Osborne’s 2016 Budget…
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Where do the world’s youngest millionaires live?
Are UK High-Net-Worths making their money more rapidly than their counterparts in other countries? Today, Spear’s can reveal the average…
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