Article of the Week: Climbing Everest at 50 and the New Mid-Life Gap Year
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UK PLC's Figures Don't Add Up
I wonder if all these figures are correct, or have been so manipulated in every direction that HMG, HM Treasury,…
ByKen Hom On Chinese Haute Cuisine And How Food Fights Racism
Famous since his 1984 TV series introduced real Chinese cookery to Britain, Ken Hom has seen Chinese cuisine in Britain…
ByGin! Sipsmith Gin Palace! Beefeater Gin Tours! More Gin!
If you are a gin fan – and we at Spear’s are – here are some events you might like…
ByRestaurant Review: Sushisamba, Heron Tower
The Sushisamba revolution has arrived from New York and with it, the arrogant telephone booking procedure: press one, press two,…
ByPeter Conrad Cleaves Verdi and Wagner Too Far Apart
Just back from a rather disappointing talk by Peter Conrad at the Blenheim Palace Literary Festival on his new book…
ByAttacks on the Wealthy Will Not Result in More Money for Governments
Attacks on the wealthy by greedy, broke governments are increasing. What can the wealthy do Catriona Syed of Charles Russell…
ByGagosian's Shows Get Graded
Kenny Schachter gives Gagosian Gallery’s shows an end-of-term report – and there’s plenty of room for improvement… Kenny Schachter gives…
ByBig Society Capital announces first £37m of social investments
New social investment commitments announced by Big Society Capital and City of London Corporation, as report reveals demand for social…
ByOECD: International mergers and acquisitions to fall sharply in 2012
According to new OECD data, international mergers and acquisitions are set to fall sharply in 2012 to USD 675 billion,…
ByTop Ten Kidnap Destinations for the Wealthy
A conversation with kidnapping specialists Control Risks today threw up an interesting graphic A conversation with kidnapping specialists Control Risks…
ByTim Berners-Lee’s Words on Freedom Have Lessons for the Art World
His not-for-profit motive is noble and inspiring with a lot of art world parallels, namely, Berners-Lee promotes a system that…
BySally Tennant Motoring Along at Kleinwort Benson
As a new CEO at Kleinwort Benson, Sally Tennant thought the bank was a little rusty, like an old-fashioned Jaguar.…
ByFT: Burberry decline suggests China slowdown speeding up
The unexpected update stoked concerns that a slowdown in China and the turmoil in the eurozone were finally taking their…
ByTelegraph: Law Commission suggests raft of changes to divorce settlements
Divorce settlements would be worked out according to a mathematical formula which would divide up a couple’s assets depending on…
ByExpert Reaction to the Law Commission’s Proposals on Divorce Payouts
Following the news that the Law Commission has suggested divorce settlements could be calculated through a mathematical formula, we have…
ByCalling Bernard Arnault *that word* is about as rude as it gets
There is little love lost, it would seem, between the French newspaper Liberation and Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man and…
ByAfter Andy Murray's US Open Win, Why Not Take Up Tennis Yourself?
Andy Murray’s victory last night in the US Open will no doubt have inspired many in the UK to pick…
ByGuardian: Bernard Arnault unlikely to leave France for tax purposes
Bernard Arnault, the fourth richest man in the world, and the richest man in France as a result of the…
ByReuters: German opposition vows to scupper Swiss tax deal
(Reuters) – Germany’s opposition Social Democrats (SPD) would scupper a deal to levy taxes on German assets in Swiss bank…
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