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Month: July 2011

House Cleaning

Christopher Silvester hears echoes of 1932 in the US Congressional investigation into the recent banking crisis and wonders whether things…

By Christopher Silvester

Stone the Crown

Spear’s looks behind the net curtains at some of the homes created by Janine Stone, nominated for a Design for…

By Spear's

Giving Pledge Gets More

As The Giving Pledge, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s scheme to encourage the wealthy to donate their fortunes to charity,…

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Firm Foundation

Zain Alatas hears from Sir John Sorrell, whose foundation encourages young people to get involved in design projects, and Sophie…

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Chartered Flight

Caroline Garnham on the quandaries that face HNWs looking to move abroad, from the quality of life and culture of…

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That's the Shiz(aru)

The Khalili brothers, sons of the billionaire collector of Islamic art, have opened Shizaru gallery on Mount Street. They talk…

By Spear's

Hedgehog Issue 21

Gulls’ eggs, golden eggs, it’s Hedgehog. GENUINE FORGERIES King Kalakua of Hawaii and Andy Warhol might not seem to have…

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Stephen Webster

I can’t believe we are facing the prospect of another Icelandic volcanic dust cloud. The coming week sees me flying…

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Devon or Hell?

No jobs, no shops, no phone reception. Still, Dartmoor on a sunny day is just lovely… isn’t it, asks Clive…

By Clive Aslet

Vroom With A View

Have classic car, will travel? Jonathan Bell on the joys of rallying across picturesque landscapes in faraway lands INVESTMENTS OF…

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Mouse Prices

By publishing property sale results, the Land Registry has made curtain twitchers of us all. And that’s a good thing,…

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At Ease, Soldier!

You plan your working life like a military operation — and if you’ve got any sense you’ll plan your holidays…

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Fair Shares?

A few years ago, no-one paid much attention to rising inequality. But now we are living with ever-faltering economic recovery,…

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Charge Card

How strange that entrepreneurs, a pool of society made rich by innovative business decisions, have been so slow to force…

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Blood in the Water

Sitting in our island with its own currency, it is easy for the British to become complacent and fail to…

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From William Cash

A Bedouin tent might be an odd place for a Spear’s event, but when William Cash took to the podium…

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