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With all the hullabaloo made over sovereign wealth funds, it’s surprising that one of the largest is one of the…
BySunday Times Rich List 2011
Having seen their wealth soar 30% in 2010 to ’334 billion, still recovering from 2008’s low, Britain’s richest 1000 have…
ByYes to AV! No to AV!
Two of Spear’s writers debate the merits of AV, which the country will vote on in a referendum this Thursday…
ByHedgehog Issue 20
Sharp tailoring, blunt comment. It’s Hedgehog. ALL PRESENT AND INCORRECT It is rare for a website to be both a…
ByPainting by Numbers
Hedgehog attends a course on art fraud, and is currently painting his very own genuine Rembrandt Hedgehog attends a course…
ByiCorrect, but iOughtn't
It is rare for a website to be both a hilarious tool of unintentional self-mockery and a legally useful aid,…
ByNick Candy
We had a hard time in the credit crunch. When the banks go bust there’s not much hope I COULD…
ByOpening the Transfer Window
Everyone knows that at Harrods, you can buy anything, from tiger-print Manolos to live white tigers. Now, it appears, you…
ByQuick, quick, slow
Henry Togna has hospitality in his genes, so it was no surprise when he extended it to Spear’s, providing a…
ByHedgehog Issue 19
Supermodels, superclubs, supersuits. It’s Hedgehog. THE BODY VS THE BANK As the nights drew in and darkness reached its fullest…
ByRobert Sackville-West
My book is the story of a house with (allegedly) 365 rooms, 52 staircases and seven courtyards that has been…
ByThe Body vs the bank
As nights draw in and darkness reaches its fullest power, a single candle of good news shines a bright light.…
ByHedgehog Issue 18
Gunplay, wordplay – it can only be Hedgehog FIRING WITH BOTH BARRELS Even when you know a gun is unloaded,…
ByA Lorne/short fund
Even as the peripheral countries flounder, thanks to its ‘German economy’, Switzerland will survive the next years in good condition,…
BySuits you, sir
Why is the tailor Lutwyche sitting in the shoemaker Lodger? ‘It was a natural thing to do,’ says Tony Lutwyche,…
ByStonking at the Savoy
You can almost guarantee that the worst thing about any five-star hotel you stay in will be its retail opportunities…
ByRose's Turn
Tulipmania turned Dutchmen into debtors in the early 17th century, but no such madness has accompanied roses Tulipmania turned Dutchmen…
ByFiona Shackleton given peerage
We’re sure she already has a fabulous taste in fur, but the ermine of a hereditary peer is the latest…
ByBefore the Royal Wedding, the Royal Pre-Nup
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