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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.
No More Money!
Too much money, he says, is given to the same old places, rather than to small projects which tackle the grassroots of poverty.
Luxuriating
I make it a principle to avoid putting gratuitous jewellery shots or sexy yacht photos in the magazine.
Not Haunted by Hoarding
As of this Friday, I wil be a householder in Dalston, Hackney - not an area known to most Spear's readers, I imagine.
The Art of Ingratitude
It's incredible - auction houses are the beneficiaries of the new global wealth yet have the brazenness to insult them.
Budget 2010 Expert Reaction & Analysis
Watch this space for expert reaction to the Budget and analysis
Budget 2010 Liveblog
Headlines: CGT up to 28% for higher-rate tax payers. Income tax allowance up by £1,000 for basic rate payers. VAT up to 20%. Bank levy with France and Germany too, amount unspecified. Corporation tax down to 24% in four years.
To Catch a Banker
It's the old solution of using criminals to catch criminals. Unfortunately, the criminals in the banks were just too high-paid.
Don't Punish the Wives
If one thing has become clear from this Fergie scandal, it is that husbands should be less vindictive when it comes to divorce.
The Swiss Swizz
Instead of fiddling while Europe burns, we should be looking to the future in the East.
Unbillable Hours
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