The UK needs the EU as much as it needs the 'CBI rip-off network'
Stephen Hill takes aim at the FTSE 100 chairmen defending Britain’s EU membership PM Dave is whizzing around Europe testing…
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Spear's leaders from issue 44
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The colourful gems that can outprice De Beers' finest
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Around the World in 80 Hotels: L’Hotel, Paris
The best secrets are the ones that are kept. So it’s with a heavy heart that I draw back the…
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Is ‘Global Crunch Part II’ inevitable?
”The financially fattened goose is well and truly cooked.’ The quote above is by Albert Edwards of Société Generale as…
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Stephen Hill on the revenge of debt, distress, deflation and ‘zombie banks’ ”The financially fattened goose is well and truly…
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Alex Newall, managing director at Hanover Private Office, on the continuing international popularity of the Wentworth Estate and its sheltered,…
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William Cash’s letter from issue 44
The Spear’s 500 2016 edition is now under way. It has swiftly become Europe’s definitive guide to the top advisers,…
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Waltzes, wrestlers and wieners at Vienna’s Opera Ball
On a busy Swissair flight to Vienna this February past, every second guest looked like they were en route to…
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Balls are big business in Vienna, and the Opera Ball is the biggest of all, with society’s movers and shakers…
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Chris Harrison net worth
American reality TV host famous for The Bachelor and its offshoots, Chris Harrison is reported to have a net worth…
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The UK may no longer have coalition government, but perhaps your family should
The results are in and the UK is all signed up for five years of majority rule. Despite last week’s…
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How a global investment magnate is helping bring business training to developing markets The Giver Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild…
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Despite his apparent personal power, says Robert Amsterdam, the Russian president is increasingly restricted in his actions Beset by rebellion,…
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Ayesha Vardag on protecting your relationship (and yourself) from the powerful allure of social media When I was young, I…
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Review: Szymanowski, Król Roger, Royal Opera House
The music of this rarely performed opera by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is dreamy, ominous, complex and beautiful. The opening…
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Josh Spero finds a corner of Georgia in Kentish Town and settles in for some authentic Southern classics The cause…
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