In debt ceiling negotiations, who will blink first?
Right now, just such a piece of paper is circulating in Washington, called the Total Debt Ceiling Bill. This paper…
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Josh Spero's Frieze Week Diary
Every year, Spear’s editor Josh Spero brings you news, reviews and gossip from Frieze Week, when London is filled with…
ByEmily Rookwood bottles it at Bollinger
‘I’m told you should not trust the intentions of any man turning up with two bottles. If he turns up…
ByPreview: Restaurants at the Frieze London and Frieze Masters art fairs
As well as the endless parties, exhibitions and parades of arty folk, there is actually a huge amount on offer…
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EY: OECD may stop companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions
On 3 October, the OECD published a memorandum covering certain issues relating to transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting (the…
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Personal information is the most valuable commodity you possess
Forget shares in Royal Mail or bricks and mortar: your most precious possession these days is your name, date of…
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My very own Blue Jasmine shows us how to bounce back
The Mattress is in town – or rather she’s moving to town. I’ve known The Mattress for many years and…
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Charities need to stick up for themselves
Ed Miliband isn’t the only one on the receiving end of an attempted character assassination. The voluntary sector has also…
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Scotland’s oldest family businesses revealed
An Auchtermuchty-based manufacturer of scales and weighing tools is Scotland’s oldest family business, a new report has found. John White…
ByOxford Capital are making investment tax reliefs easier to access
Not every tax incentive works – at least to start with. Non-doms had been given a carrot to encourage them…
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Beat it! Michael Jackson’s family should have realised litigation is Dangerous
‘You wanna be startin’ somethin’?’ is not just a question Michael Jackson asked in his hit single, but one his…
ByWhen architecture goes wrong – badly wrong
With the rise of iconic building design, problems caused by excess light – as well as light reduction – are…
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Scotland's oldest family businesses revealed
John White & Son was established by John White as a beam scale business in 1715 ’ the year of…
ByDeck out your yacht with art and antiques, but ensure your insurance covers all valuables
Art and antiques onboard your yacht may not be covered unless you have insured them separately or declared their value…
ByWithers: The lowdown on disclosure agreements
In a recent decision, the Swiss Federal court upheld a request for information from the US tax authorities that sought…
ByThe university students rowing across the Atlantic for charity
Luke Birch and Jamie Sparks, two 21-year-old university students (Luke at Edinburgh, Jamie at Bristol), from Lincolnshire and London respectively…
BySilk Road was a valuable, if uncontrollable, counterbalance to government intrusion
Last week Ross William Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts (pictured below), was arrested for violation of US narcotics law. Ulbricht…
ByBest of the Weekend’s Papers: Malala Yousafzai, Silk Road, kings and queens of property
We gather the best of the weekend’s papers for you: Malala Yousafzai on her recovery; buying drugs on the internet;…
ByGuest Recipe: Pork neck fillet by Neil Borthwick of Merchants Tavern
Merchants Tavern is opening on 8 October at 36 Charlotte Road and is a collaboration between Angela Hartnett, Neil and…
ByThe Samling’s Ian Swainson on winning a Michelin star
Once we were happy with the food we needed to ensure that we became a dining destination, accessible to the…
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