Budget 2013 Liveblog
Live Budget 2013 coverage from 12.30 provided by Spear’s, followed by expert analysis and reaction here Highlights: Borrowing up, growth…
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States of Jersey agrees ‘FATCA style’ package of tax measures with UK
This package clearly reflects Jersey’s political objective to remain closely aligned to the UK and to act as a leading…
ByMark Birley Sotheby's sale offers objects from a life well-lived
The sale tomorrow has 500 lots, each imbued with the Birley mystique, which is likely to make it a success…
ByLove Will Tear Us Apart Again
Advising a couple who are divorcing and selling their home gets Sebastian Gibson thinking about how we choose our homes…
ByAs Cyprus shows, sunny climes don't mean safe banks
To the layman, it might appear that the sunnier the clime, the lower the tax rate, which certainly has its…
ByChampagne sales hardly sparkling in 2012
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ByPosh social network ASmallWorld 'exiles' untrustworthy members
Because some people ‘undermin[e] the unique spirit of openness that serves as the cornerstone of ASW’, the site is ‘exiling’…
ByBudget 2013: The Frightening Lack of Ideas in Westminster
Freddy Barker is disappointed with the lack of fresh economic thinking, just as the UK economy most needs it The…
ByBest of the Weekend: Florian Homm, Goga Ashkenazi, Iraq Ten Years On
The very best reads from the weekend’s papers 1. Sex, drugs and short-selling: the rise and fall of Florian Homm,…
Byzai for Bentley skis cut a dash through the snow
zai has been unaffected by the recession, with clients happy to spend from -4,000 to -9,000 on a pair of…
ByUKIP's Euro-lookalikes pushing EU withdrawal
UKIP is not yet rattling Brussels’ cage full of unelected eurocrats, but UKIP is spawning lookalikes across Europe, which now…
ByBest of Spear’s Last Week: Budget 2013, India’s Stingy Rich, Whitechapel Gala
Most read on Spear’s last week: expert Budget predictions and Young Turk Award nominees, plus features on why India’s rich…
BySome pre-Budget advice for George Osborne
The UK’s coalition will no doubt blame the eurozone, albeit with some justification, as the main cause of its missing…
ByReview: The Audience, Gielgud Theatre
We see here a sharp-witted woman who despite her duties and trappings yearns to be a simple girl, free to…
BySaffery Champness: Cultural Gifts Scheme to encourage gifts of art to museums
Saffery Champness has welcomed the announcement by Government this week of a new ‘lifetime giving’ incentive allowing individuals and companies…
ByVideo: Wolfgang Puck Demonstrates How to Make the Perfect Omelette
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ByWilliam Curley’s Top 5 Tips for Working With Chocolate
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ByWilliam Curley’s Dark Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Master chocolatier William Curley shares his secrets to making dark chocolate truffles Master chocolatier William Curley gives a crash course…
BySitwell Scoffs: Fino, Quo Vadis, Barrafina
Restaurateurs Sam and Eddie Hart will be remembered as legends of the 21st century restaurant world, says Spear’s scoffer, William…
ByAmelia Rope on the Highs and Lows of Setting up her Artisan Chocolate Business
With Easter approaching, we spoke to artisan chocolate maker Amelia Rope about her lucky break and the highs and lows…
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