Spear's Salon
Strong Opinion from our Stable of Star Turns
Josh Spero
Josh Spero is the Editor of Spear's. He has written for the Times, the Guardian and the Independent, and is currently writing a book.
QE cute
Want to understand Quantitative Easing? Want to know what Goldman Sachs has to do with it? Watch this
Down Pompeii
The Italian government has once again shown that dolce far niente is not just a mode of living: it's a credo of government.
Radmacher: Pre-Nups Upheld
The Supreme Court has held that Katrin Radmacher's pre-nup should carry "decisive weight", setting a precedent for the UK
Frieze Diary
I will be blogging every day from the fairs, exhibitions and parties of Frieze Week. Follow my tweets at twitter.com/joshspero
Editor's Letter
We range as globally as ever in this issue with our China special, our writers interpreting what its rise means for the rest of the world.
Tension Rising
To Olyvia Fine Art for Sold Out, for some serious face-time with one of my favourites, Robert Rauschenberg.
Juve Still Got It
Thatcher said no man over 26 who took a bus could be considered a success in life, but she never had to face the Central line.
The £230,000 spork
Now that you know what a spork is, try and imagine this: a mobile phone which is also a mechanical watch. Which costs £230,000. That is what I had the pleasure of holding at Harrods yesterday - a Celsius X VI II LeDIX.
Unbillable Hours
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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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