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Farm inheritance tax: farmers cannot go green if they are in the red

In villages across the country, irate farmers have accused the government of trying to end the tradition of the family farm by scrapping agricultural property relief, a measure which previously sheltered farms from having to pay inheritance tax on farmland.

The Conversation

How a dairy farm could help prevent prisoners from reoffending

Prisons and the justice system often make headlines for issues like overcrowding or sentencing, but there’s a quieter, more transformative side to life behind bars that rarely gets attention.

The Conversation

'We're going to make them listen': Farmers collar Scottish Labour MPs over tax raid

SCOTTISH farmers have vowed “to make Labour listen” as hundreds joined a 10,000-strong march on Westminster to protest Keir Starmer’s tax raid…

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Farmers in tweed, children on toy tractors and celebrities join London protest

Around 13,000 people gathered to voice opposition to proposed changes to agricultural inheritance tax outlined in the Budget.

Evening Standard

Many farmers ‘wrong’ about inheritance tax change, Environment Secretary says

Steve Reed rejected claims that the Government has underestimated how many will be affected by the plans.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The farmer's protest is a consequence of Labour's pre-election tax choices

A day like today is not a day for false dichotomies, we can leave those at home. But governments generally face a simple choice when it comes to raising money, between broad-based taxes (e.g. income tax) or granular (e.g. inheritance tax threshold changes for farmers). Both have their advantages and disadvantages, as is being…

Evening Standard

French Farmers Threaten 'Chaos' Over Proposed EU-Mercosur Deal

French farmers stepped up their protests Tuesday against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, blocking a key motorway on the border with Spain and vowing to sow "chaos."

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Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm Overcomes Hurricane To Deliver Hope

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Reeves urged to meet farmers over inheritance tax change as protest kicks off

Celebrities including Jeremy Clarkson, who warns the policy is a ‘blunderbuss’ that has hit farmers, joined a rally in Whitehall.

Evening Standard

French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal, block motorways in southern France

French farmers staged fresh protests on Tuesday against a proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc, comprising four South American nations. While the French government has voiced strong opposition to the deal, the protesters are urging President Emmanuel Macron to take stronger action to protect their…

Radio France Internationale

Farmfluencers: meet the new generation of Instagram stars down on the farm

Turns out, looking at images of Scottish hillsides is surprisingly popular online

Evening Standard

Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit

Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries’ delegations

The Guardian - UK

Farmers Descend On London To Overturn Inheritance Tax Change

British farmers massed in London on Tuesday for protests against controversial government plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they claim threatens to break up the sector and hit food production.

International Business Times

French Farmers Step Up Protests Against EU-Mercosur Deal

French farmers planned on Tuesday to step up their protests against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, saying it threatens their livelihoods.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer denies mounting class war as farmers claim they have been ‘betrayed’

Prime minister says government is taking balanced approach amid protest in Westminster over proposed inheritance tax changes

Evening Standard

Farmers' protest LIVE: 20,000 rally against 'tractor tax' in Westminster as Jeremy Clarkson urges Labour to 'back down'

Inheritance tax changes have sparked fury across the farming industry

The Guardian - UK

UK’s intensive farming hotspots have 79 times more chickens than people, data shows

Despite large poultry units being a key driver of river pollution, their number has soared near the Wye and Severn

The Independent UK

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

British farmers are descending on Parliament to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms

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The Guardian - UK

What are the key arguments in the farm inheritance tax debate?

Farmers to protest in central London as they say changes will destroy family farms

Evening Standard

Government facing calls to scrap ‘family farm tax’ as farmers march on Whitehall

Ministers insist they back British farmers, and say the inheritance tax changes will only affect the largest estates.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves digs in against farmers as they head to London to protest in growing inheritance tax row

As many as 20,000 farmers may demonstrate outside Parliament on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Farming protest ‘definitely’ on after ‘tough’ talks with minister – NFU head

Tom Bradshaw said the demonstrations would leave an ‘indelible mark’ as farmers seek to lobby MPs to stand up against the Government’s plans.

Evening Standard

Why are farmers protesting in Westminster again? The farmer's view

Last month, farmers turned up in Westminster to protest against Labour proposals to scrap agricultural Property Relief. And today, they’re back again. One farmer, Ben Theo Andrews, explains what’s really going on

International Business Times

'Agriculture Is Dying': French Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Deal

French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, which they say threatens their livelihoods.

Evening Standard

Why are farmers protesting as tractors descend on London?

Tractors set to flood London as MPs debate e-petition over current tax exemptions for working farms

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