When can too much transparency be a bad thing?
Attempts to curb corruption through overbearing transparency laws are endangering legitimate HNWs, argues Robert Amsterdam. This past December marked the…
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Rishi Sunak: why UK’s richest PM will struggle to win over Tory voters
As Rishi Sunak sets about rebuilding voters’ faith in the Conservative Party, his task seems almost impossible, writes Professor Matthew…
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Valerie Rockefeller: ‘The whole notion of philanthropy is built on inequity’
Valerie Rockefeller, board chair of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and a member of the fifth generation of one of America’s most…
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How to respond to ‘slowbalisation’
As slowbalisation sets in, it’s time to adapt to a new age of domestic and regional trade, says Delfin Private…
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Hedgehog: Stories of sudden wealth, royal charm, and keeping it in the family
Our prickly epistolarian sniffs out stories of sudden wealth, green revolution, and ill-gotten gains. Edited by Alec Marsh Garden Makeover…
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Club Wembley: Football’s luxury secret
Tanya Ghahremani pitches a more luxury alternative to watching football from the stands. I’ve always struggled with football, and I…
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What’s next for populism?
With Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary majority crushed between two parties on the extremes of French politics, Matthew Goodwin considers where populism…
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Nick Foulkes rejoices as one of the world’s greatest Patek Philippe collections comes to Kensington
I recently read about a new type of burnout. It appears that new classifications for finding life too much are…
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Sam Leith on why nothing ever beats a book retreat
Sam Leith discovers the pleasures of literary retreats for Spear’s One of the welcome and unexpected things the digital age…
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The problem with the ‘Golden Visa’
The government have suggested an independent audit for all ‘Golden Visas’, but that may not be necessary, writes Philip Barth…
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The death of the short story spells disaster for fiction
Sam Leith revisits his childhood favorite Ray Bradbury, and laments the demise of the age when magazines published short stories…
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Inside Corybn’s tax plans: what you can do to prepare
Geoffrey Todd, a Partner at Boodle Hatfield, outlines the steps Labour might take if Corbyn and McDonnell come to power,…
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What the classic car market can teach us about prime central London property
When it comes to a trophy asset, the cachet of exclusivity, history and style will never go out of fashion,…
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Spear’s leader: Time for a mongrel Brexit
The time has come for Britain political leaders to find compromise, and deliver a Brexit with bite ‘You have had…
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How a textile dealership fought for the soul of St James’s – William Cash
A landmark Supreme Court judgment has struck a blow against ruthless landlords – and may have saved St James’s, writes…
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Rusticated life: Tanya Gold on the cult of the holiday cottage
The problem of living in a country idyll is everyone wants to go there – even if it is to…
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Why every HNW should write a memoir
Writing a memoir is a chance to control the narrative around you’re life story – just don’t expect to make…
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Jason Cowley: The World Cup reveals the new world order
The World Cup in Russia is a far cry from previous tournaments but reflects the world we live in, writes…
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Windrush saga is a hoarder’s charter
The recent immigration furore shows the imperative need to keep absolutely everything – especially documentation related to residency, writes Sophie…
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Interview: Bellamy’s Gavin Rankin on ‘the perfect culinary pitch’
Gavin Rankin has seen plenty of the world but knows where he belongs: in the heart of Mayfair, at Bellamy’s,…
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