Edwin Smith, Spear's editor and head of the Spear's research unit

Cultural Desert: Inside the Arabian art boom

Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum 2020, in association with St Lucia Citizenship by Investment: The highlights

Edwin Smith

Spear’s editor and head of the Spear’s research unit. Edwin was formerly deputy editor of Spear’s and is a journalist who writes about wealth, business, culture and lifestyle, and has contributed to publications such as the Telegraph, Guardian, Wired and Esquire.

Gidleigh Park hotel review: A country house staycation to savour

The Gidleigh estate has been recognised since Norman times, and it still maintains an ability to transport its guests to a different place altogether

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Illustration by Rebecca Hendin

The Spear’s Schools Index, in partnership with Carfax Education

The Spear’s Schools Index, created in partnership with Carfax Education, lists the very best private schools in the world

Billionaire parents go to war with Le Rosey, the world’s most expensive school

With fees of $130,000 per year, Le Rosey, on the edge of Lake Geneva is the most expensive school in the world. As the billionaire parents of a former student launch a legal battle amid bullying claims, is it really worth it?