Lee Harris Too soon?

I think that any farming families who get caught by the family farm IHT changes can reasonably follow Angela Rayners example and ‘accidentally’ evade the tax due.

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No dig. 2 yrs ago this was lawn over clay. Laid thick cardboard on top and then about 2-3 inches of composted manure. The toms on the right are self sets from under an early season grass clippings mulch. Leaving weeds if possible to build diversity & get roots/carbon in

I’m sincerely hoping that the wonderful view I had of full rainbow today, is a harbinger of a considerably more lucrative farming year in 2026 as we once more prepare to roll the dice🤞🤞🤞🤞

youtu.be/dl6tMnpNu3Y?si… Sadly this pretty much sums up matters at the moment.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… If you get chance listen to the excellent interview with John Roberts CEO of AO World. Great common sense & clear thinking about the asset stripping tax situation, education of the disadvantaged and the woeful state of political system.

3rd time through checking in again over a 5 year period. As the chilly winds of change sweep through farming, the thinking, observations & advice contained within this book becomes more insightful & relevant with each read.

Liz Webster Whereas the Amazon effect is real the government is in any case intentionally raising the production costs of food in the UK which will lead to inflation affecting all income levels and in particular low income families. In addition, the lack of an agricultural policy will

Hmmm. Is it ‘that’s alright, all is forgiven then’ or should we distrust their motives 🤔🤷 More importantly are they ready to form some kind of with Reform to get back into power🤷

youtu.be/Eu5mYMavctM?si… A glimpse of an existential threat in a dystopian future where disproportionately super rich powerful tech geeks deepen the social & financial divide or a major technological step forward freeing ordinary citizens from the drudgery of everyday existence?

This speaks volumes about our broken food system and its inability to cope with climate change. Large AgCo’s, retailers, processors & Gov.UK seem to think it’s still going to be business as usual for sustainable & profitable food & farming in the UK It isn’t

🤔 Xi Jinping gets it. Donald Trump gets it. Does Keir Starmer The Labour Party 🤷

The future of EV batteries has arrived Check out this video from this search, Search the battery business CATL & summarise their development of sodium batteries share.google/gqNzfakM9bHqTR…

youtu.be/cCQ5J9Ml70o?si… He’s right. The Labour Party are making a difficult set of circumstances worse. They are comprehensively failing to understand how businesses work and what motivates those who power the economy. It’s just ridiculous blinkered political dogma

Seems to me it is time to stop trying to change The Labour Party policies. Instead, now is the time for us to put pressure on the Tories & Reform to forge an alliance capable of winning the next election🤷 The Labour Party will soon un-elect themselves the rate they’re going