As a tax professional, fair do’s to CenTax. Having given evidence to Parliament on the impact of proposed changes to IHT on farms, this left-leaning research institute went away and did further work on the policy using confidential HMRC figures. They conclude that the measure

The Budget inheritance tax changes raised £500m/year, but hit small/businesses unfairly. And also allowed much IHT avoidance to continue A new proposal does the impossible: protects small farms/businesses, hits avoidance, AND raises twice as much revenue. How? 🧵:

Does anyone know when this new SFI announcement is? Thought it was coming at the end of July

Domestic business undercut by a subsidised foreign enterprise. The Labour Party really just don't get it.

Organic forage required, Devon. DM if you know of something. Thankyou

If The Labour Party ignore this then they should expect significant protests this autumn. Not one credible entity supports their current ideological positioning. In agricultural parlance they shall reap what they sow, and currently they are sowing discourse and anger.

Away on the "Brecon Beatles" as Isla calls it for a week's rest and recouperation. I'm terrible about having a break but always enjoy it when I do. Make sure you find time for family, they should always be the number one priority and work will always be there.

Now Labour plans to impose capital gains tax on the sale of your home. "Higher-rate taxpayers would have to pay 24% of the value of any “gain” they make from the increase in the value of their property while basic rate taxpayers would have to pay 18%", reveals the Times. Most

The 2025 what 3 words isn't particularly subtle..... but does provide accurate market commentary 📉

Just been looking through an ag mag. I have never seen so may farm sales, lots of big equipment from what look like successful farming businesses. Most of the sales headed "Due to a change in farm policy". The trickle becomes a stream becomes a...

Stubble turnips are in half an hour before the rain really gets going. As late as I'd like to plant but been waiting for the rain, now hopefully a good soaking in warm soils and they should get growing.

Keir Starmer has appointed a high tax fanatic, Minouche Shafik, as his personal economic adviser. Shafik is a collectivist academic who believes that “the idea that you are successful because you are smart & hardworking is pernicious & wrong." She is a menace. 1/6

Ferrero Rocher "ice cream" is not actually ice cream at all. They've replaced real dairy cream with coconut oil because it's cheaper to produce. t When you’re buying ice cream make sure you check the ingredients and choose real cream over tropical oils. Your

Model a society that isn't fed and see how productive it is, your 0.5% industry here is responsible for 100% being able to perform an economic function, or survive. These detractions are massively mentally undermining those in a pressurised industry, The Economist do better.

Remarkable revelations about Reeves' real, far left views in The Telegraph “The truth is that the Chancellor, like most of the cabinet, is a socialist who has always believed that the answer to all Britain’s ills is taxing people more," writes Camilla Tominey "We know this because

We now have two novices in the department. From my interactions with him Daniel had a habit to abide by the whip rather than necessarily do what was needed, but that's politics. He was however passionate & knowledgeable, now we start all over again...

The infrastructure and planning bill seems to be back in the news. My thoughts on this from before; the Dick Turpin bill. Beware of this government act of daylight robbery ...

All year I have been promising myself that I would source locally farmed meat. Each week with the shopping order I buy farm assured, British from the supermarket. If you are a producer near Guildford please help me get sorted by #BritishFoodFortnight! 🙏🥩🥰

Wanted; after a pin and cone headstock for a JCB 530-70, a swap for my qfit and pallet forks would be ideal. Cornwall. Please RT. Thanks

Sad to take instruction this week to assist a young, very successful farming family examine winding up their business & move abroad. They can't see a future farming here predominantly due to the new tax regime & general lack of support for farming. Long term damage being done