Leaders & Columnists
From William Cash
A Bedouin tent might be an odd place for a Spear's event, but when William Cash took to the podium he realized that a gypsy tent was a perfect backdrop for a debate about whether there was cause for concern about how the super-elite traveller class are breaking away from the rest of the world while controlling ever-increasing parts of our lives
Cavaliers vs Roundheads
Does circumcising a baby boy nip his career prospects in the bud? Can such a child ever grow up to be a man in full, asks Daisy Prince
Devon or Hell?
No jobs, no shops, no phone reception. Still, Dartmoor on a sunny day is just lovely… isn’t it, asks Clive Aslet
Not Just Another Manic Monday
Galanthophiles are well-known to gardeners, but gala-philes are a new genus. With an exclusive story on the RHS Fellowship, William Cash explains how never to miss Monday night at Chelsea again
Digital Revolution
Looking at our panorama of the Middle East and North Africa in this issue, it may appear that you are peering not through a tightly-focused telescope but an ever-changing kaleidoscope.
Begging Bowl
The word on everyone’s lips these days is ‘philanthropy’: as fast as people used to want to make money, so do they now want to give it away.
Spin Cycle
The only good news to emerge in Q1 2011 is that in March the US economy added a pretty anaemic 216,000 jobs. So now for the bad news.
Editor's Letter
When we started planning our Middle East special several months ago, we thought that there was plenty that would be relevant to high-net-worths. After all, the Middle East is an endless well of stories, gushes of oil turning into tall steel towers, luxurious hotels and golden jewellery. Then came the Arab Spring.
From William Cash
Why people can’t see that such fast-speed travel is something that Britain needs to catch up with our friends on the Continent is beyond me
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
Q
Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
A
A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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