The Apprentice Is Back. Has No-one Learned?
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Women Want Equality, Not Quotas
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ByScrap HS2 and save ’25 billion
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ByTycoon Tax? No Thanks!
If the government wanted people to pay a flat rate of tax, then it should introduce a flat rate. But…
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ByMatthew Freud, freud communications, on Why Founding Principles Matter for Businesses
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ByAngel Investing and the Holy Alliance of Business and Philanthropy
The third sector in the UK is crying out for the support and involvement of professionals who do not wish…
BySaffery Champness: Practical Problems with ‘Mansion Tax’
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ByWanting Action Against Kony Doesn't Demand Colonialism
There are sufficient examples of Africa not helping itself to justift at least the notion of Western intervention In a…
ByA New Investing Network for Solo Angels in Need of Company
The launch of Clearly Social Angels will allow more angel investors to fund social enterprises by Mark Nayler At their…
ByDeath of Klinghoffer, ENO
The retelling of the events of the hijacking of the ill-fated Achille Lauro in 1985 by Palestinian terrorists is a…
ByOn International Women's Day, Women Still Want Equality
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ByTalking Points
The Spear’s team will be blogging everyday on everything from wealth management, the law and philanthropy to culture, luxury and…
ByThe UK's Luxury Travellers Are the Most Demanding
Scandinavia may be weathering our economic winter with its customary hardiness but its HNWs aren’t yet quite used to the…
ByMost Banks Don’t Use Social Media Well
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Co. are on everyone’s lips. However, not with the banks: the majority of banks still deals…
ByForbes List of Billionaires: Record-Breaking Combined Wealth and Numbers
The number of the world’s billionaires has reached a historic peak of 1,226 individuals, and they are holding more wealth…
ByChina’s Chanel: When Will Chinese Luxury Brands Make it Big?
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ByKnight Frank: Global house prices to fall in 2012, Asia slowing down dramatically
The Knight Frank Global House Price Index, which tracks the performance of mainstream house prices worldwide, rose by just 0.5%…
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