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.
Manchester Festival Diary
I have gone to the Manchester International Festival and will be blogging about the sights and sounds of the city and its biennial
The idea of Earnest
Is there anything more frightening than the idea of The Importance of Being Earnest in the Regents Park Open Air Theatre on a summer evening?
One & Other & I
I have applied to be in One & Other. Suggestions welcome below for what I should do (tho' I have some ideas already).
GetSomeKulture
There are only so many pictures of polar bears on melting icebergs that one can take. Happily, the GSK exhibition on climate change is different.
Phuck Phedre
Helen Mirren chucks herself from one side of the Lyttelton's stage to the other like a deranged fishwife
Design for Life
Regularly updated dispatches with pictures from the Design Miami/Basel fair, sponsored by HSBC Private Bank, where high design meets high society, and from Art Basel 40. Plus: A gallery of the best of Art Basel.
The fat lady's sung and I like it
Up came Tosca. Out went my established (non-)feelings about opera. For better or worse, I'm smitten.
Buddhism by the 'bank
I tried being a Buddhist once. It didn't take. Luckily, Buddha Bar doesn't require any such commitment.
Live Budget Blog
Spear's will be bringing you live updates from the Budget with analysis of what this means. You can follow its tweets at twitter.com/spearswms.
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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