Hounslow Is My Hometown – And It’s On The Up
If you asked most Spear’s readers to name property hotspots in London beginning with an ‘H’, you’d probably get Hampstead…
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Without details, it is hard to analyse Nick Clegg’s proposal, however here are some suggestions HNWs may like to start…
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This is the UK, and we love these kinds of emergency stories ’ perhaps because the British countryside houses little…
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Coren’s brief disappearance leads to a very interesting question: how should one react on Twitter when insulted? It seemed as…
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Yet another Switzerland-based bank has fallen victim to the theft of client data, with Zurich-listed Julius Baer reporting loss of…
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For those who feel that London’s top hotels don’t quite cut it in the luxury department, Flemings Hotel and luxury…
ByGuide to the Best Bank Holiday Food Markets
With the long weekend stretched out in front of you, what better to do then stroll around, try some lovely…
ByBefore Assange: Famous Cases of People Seeking Asylum in Embassies
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ByWhy Americans Expatriate And Is It Worth It?
Red, White and Boo It’s legal for US citizens to renounce their nationality though the government can’t imagine why any…
ByExclusive: Andrew Rodger Leaves Stonehage for Cunningham Loewenstein
In the biggest family office move since Guy Paterson left Unigestion for Stanhope, Andrew Rodger, head of the Stonehage Family…
ByWhat Should UK Family Offices Be Learning From The US?
In the Family Way While the UK’s family offices stick to investment management, across the Atlantic the entrepreneurial spirit is…
ByPrime London Residential Market Remains Resilient in the Face of Recession
AT A TIME when most economies around the world are either slowing down or in recession, one segment of the…
ByWIR, BitCoins, Brixton Pounds: Does Funny Money Make Sense?
Coining It Creating your own currency used to be the stuff of children or dictators, but in times of economic…
ByProm 49: The Yeoman of the Guard
In this year of Jubilee celebrations and glorious Olympic success, what better choice of operetta than The Yeoman of the…
ByProm 48: Weber, Mahler and Tchaikovsky
Melinda Hughes is mesmerised by conductor Vladamir Jurowski at Prom 48. I chose to go to this prom to hear…
ByArticle of the Week Preview: Ferdinand Mount on Inequality
The Thatcherite commentator and former head of Downing Street’s Home Policy Unit has taken a turn to the left with…
BySpear's Goes Wingwalking
’More people have climbed Everest than wingwalked,’ is not the bon mot you want to hear when you’re strapped to…
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