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The Hedgehog Issue 25
Le Jour du Macaron is a tasty new entry in Hedgehog’s hectic social calender. Sweet treats from Spear’s spikiest columnist.
BySilence Is Golden Once More
The Oscars triumph of The Artist proves that the power of silence is undiminished. So what is it that explains…
ByThe Wealthy Are More Selfish Than the Poor… Or Not
The Occupy London movement may have been evicted from St Paul’s last night, but when it comes to their views…
ByPlan Zheroes? Food Heroes!
Food waste is one of London’s great unspoken scandals, which is why Plan Zheroes is persuading restaurants to donate their…
ByRalph & Russo at Coutts
Coutts has taken banks’ public image problem more literally than most. Walk past their Strand headquarters, and you will notice…
ByNew City Initiative to Launch in Europe
New City Initiative, the lobbying group of small- and medium-sized UK wealth managers, is to launch in Europe in an…
ByThe Hedgehog Issue 24
Classic Car Tours, Africa tours, Spear’s bi-monthly tour de force, it’s Hedgehog. Cloudy It’s an irony that the Cloud, the…
ByMark Hix
My Belgravia project has been dragging on a bit, but it’s set to open mid-January. Belgravia is new territory for…
ByAmanda Palmer
Cinema is already the number-one entertainment for the Arab world big Hollywood films and Egyptian films go down well, and…
ByThe Hedgehog Issue 23
The Hedgehog is proud to introduce Spear’s Credit Ratings Agency Programme (SCRAP) designed to tell you what’s good as gold…
By99th Velazquez Uncovered and Up for Sale at Bonhams
The 99th picture assigned to Velazquez has been unveiled at Bonhams, one of only five in private hands. It is…
ByBig Bang 25th Anniversary Party More Like a Wake
The party at Drapers Hall last night to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Big Bang was made cheerful by the…
BySpear's Exclusive: David Linley says Christie's to Launch Next Generation Art Education Course
Just before he corrected my pronunciation of ‘Velazquez’, David Linley gave Spear’s an exclusive: as chairman of Christie’s, he will…
ByGeoffrey Kent on HNW Chinese Tourism
Chinese Takeaway Geoffrey Kent, founder of Abercrombie & Kent, has started offering luxury holidays for Chinese millionaires. What does the…
ByTuning in to Tunisia
Sophie McBain watched an interview with the new finance minister of free Tunisia. He’s got the banking and political skills…
BySwiss Toll
Who would have thought relocating to Switzerland could be so hard? A conference at the Westbury Hotel in October highlighted…
ByPatrick Perrin
There’s nothing like frenzied hammering hours before the opening of your art fair to calm the nerves THERE’S NOTHING LIKE…
ByLinley? Bentley? Absolutely!
Not too many days start off in a Bentley (or end in a Bentley, or indeed have anything to do…
ByChristie's London Asian Art Week
As has often been reported, Asian art is the next big thing. Except, it’s been a big thing for a…
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