Farmer
Margate
Joined May 2011
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A thread on the 50 best fortifications to go and visit in the world according to me. They are all fun for at least one in the family. They are listed in reverse rank order as determined by how much fun, unique and awesome they are.
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Rachel Reeves’s family farm tax ‘will put food security at risk and force farmers to drop nature-friendly practices’ the government’s own survey has found.
Has the penny dropped yet?⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Keir Starmer appears to look on awkwardly as President Trump discusses steps he has taken to help US farmers in response to a question from @beverleyturner about the family farm tax.
Comes as a record number of farms were forced to close this year in wake of the Budget⬇️
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In the context of everything farmers & society have been told since 2017, this is insane.
Overnight @UKLabour has ejected the foundational principle that we need more nature & climate action across our landscape in favour of culture wars.
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A few words on the massive consequences of govt suspending applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive last night.
A disaster not only for farm businesses & the rural economy, but also food security & our nature & climate targets.
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I hadn't realised that the Family Farm Tax is going to raise so much money that NHS waiting lists will come down, mortgages will come down and the economy will start working for everyone! Hurrah and huzzah!
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Even those who originally defended the APR policy admit it’s completely flawed.
Government spins itself into absurdity while some of its MPs & activists openly rejoice in what they see as the crushing of the bourgeoisie.
Awful policy awfully delivered.
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Jonathan Tapp retweeted
New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland.
The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
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“With a bit of planning, no inheritance tax will be payable at all.”
All farmers need to do is foresee when they’re going to die and pay some lawyers. And then the government makes no money. A great idea on every level!
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"Although farming is often reported to be in crisis, Britain is actually full of people who know how to make a fortune from it. Unfortunately, due to a tragedy of misallocation, all those people live in London and are busy on social media." thecritic.co.uk/reaping-a-bi…
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Talking about the #FamilyFarmTax and occasionally being told it is fine because people can plan to mitigate it by, say, giving some of the farm to their children while still living there, disinheriting their spouse in favour of the next generation, or using trust structures in their wills.
Yes, there will doubtless be ways the impact of this can be mitigated. If it goes ahead then hopefully farmers will seek great advisers who will look at their personal situations and give bespoke, relevant advice to help keep the family farm intact.
But Government should never create a law intending that people will need to pay advisors they so they can avoid it. That is a bad law.
Instead @RachelReevesMP should consult on rules that actually achieve the aim she claims to seek (preventing IHT reliefs from being exploited by the ultra-wealthy) and then enact that instead.
This is a bad proposal. The Government should listen to farmers and change direction.
Jonathan Tapp retweeted
I like Emma Duncan, but allowing councils to pay below the market rate for land creates huge potential for abuse and expropriation. Property rights are important and undermining them to make a cheap buck will be very costly in the long run.
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Listen back to Simon's full #R4Today interview with @EmmaBarnett on BBC Sounds⬇️
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1 year notice to quit 54 acres Grade 1 farmland from Thanet District Council at a farm near me. Required for travellers site & road. Another farmer has gone into a ELMS scheme on the basis it reverts back to farmland upon her death.Tenancy not as straightforward as it might seem.
Jonathan Tapp retweeted
Guy's news: Trouble in the Shires
Farming isn’t paying. In many areas, it hasn’t paid for years. Farmers have tightened their belts, drained their savings, borrowed, and sent their partners off the farm to work.
➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/…
Jonathan Tapp retweeted
“Large vacant site” ⬇️ This is how our council describe 50 acres of farmland that is currently being farmed and has been farmed by same family for decades. But they now want to put houses on it. It’s wrong and it’s insulting ! #FoodSecurity
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Consultation to take place over creating Gypsy and Traveller pitches at land off Shottendane Road - theisleofthanetnews.com/2024…
