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Strong Opinion from our Stable of Star Turns
Vanessa Neumann
Dr Vanessa Neumann is a political philosopher who is editor-at-large of Diplomat magazine.
Stanford's real victims
Tragedy is very bonding, and globalization has meant that we are all bound together.
Vanessa Neumann on Newsnight
Watch Spear's columnist and blogger Vanessa Neumann on the BBC discussing the Venezuelan election.
Comment is fraught
I was ridiculed as a privileged idiot, a liar, and an imperialist; they relished their ecstasy in my virtual burning in effigy.
Obama's smooth succession
Smooth political transitions never cease to amaze me: as a half-Czech Venezuelan I've seen my share of dictators.
On your knees, atheists!
What is it with atheists? Why are they so angry all the time that others believe in God?
On the Boxing Day trail
The draghunt and trailhunt that have replaced the banned foxhunt are twice as popular
Heroes and zeroes in Moscow
The Russians have some very odd and funny ideas about heroes and political villains.
The end of the affair
There’s always something quite poignant about the end of season at a holiday destination.
The source of London's greatness
It was sweet, this bizarre agglomeration of people from all walks of London life.
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
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Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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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.
Spear's Wire
- UK signs double taxation agreement with Liechtenstein, extends Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility
- WBrief: UBS wealth management inflows, profits up in 2011
- S&P: European Round-up
- Spear's Submission to the Government on Protecting Britain's Heritage
- STel: 101 Tory MPs protest to No 10 about wind turbines
The Hedgehog
Spear's Spiky Undercover Agent Dishes the Gossip
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