Thousands of farmers still filing into the Eikon Centre at Balmoral Park for Ulster Farmers' Union family farm tax rally. Long tail backs outside with the start time already pushed back an hour to allow for traffic #FarmerProtests

.Ulster Farmers' Union rally starting now an hour later than planned. President William Irvine said the huge turnout "speaks volumes" about the threat facing NI farming with inheritance tax changes #FarmerProtests

There's 2500 seated, hundreds more standing and even more still filing in to the Ulster Farmers' Union rally. Crowd hearing now from Castlederg farmer Jessica Pollock

Lorraine Killen gets a standing ovation after an extremely heartfelt speech at the Ulster Farmers' Union rally. "We will fight for our farms, our families, the generations that came before us and fight all the harder for the generations coming after us." #FarmerProtests

.Ulster Farmers' Union president William Irvine says current total is 5000 farmers are at the rally in EIKON EXHIBITION CENTRE . Our man outside in the traffic, David Wright, says there are still "hundreds and hundreds" waiting to get inside

.Ulster Farmers' Union president William Irvine says 6000 people are at the inheritance tax rally now. "What a mandate we have. It is fantastic. The single clear message from tonight is that this decision has to be reversed. NI agriculture has spoken." Irish Farmers Journal

.Ulster Farmers' Union rally on inheritance tax is finishing up now. Huge crowd of over 6000 farmers in the room. Raw emotion in contributions from the floor and the platform. This might only be the start. Irish Farmers Journal

🧵 | We'll post updates about today's protest by farmers on this thread. The event is underway in Whitehall with no issues to report. Both lanes are closed south of Horse Guards. Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to use other routes.

BBC Politics If the changes in IHT in 1984 (and again in 1992) quadrupled the value of UK Land, why didn't it start increasing in value until 2005? Something's not right in Professor Paul Cheshire's analysis. (Data courtesy of Savills)

A new word leapt into my head in the middle of the night - "metrosplaining". When apparent experts pass confident judgement on rural issues while displaying a very obvious lack of knowledge about the rural economy and rural way of life. Who knows why I suddenly thought of it

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Dan Neidle Jeremy Clarkson Nigel Farage MP In case ALASTAIR CAMPBELL is interested in an analysis that agrees with a lot, but highlights areas that can be analysed differently.

Where he is wrong is his lack of understanding that the GENUINE viable / trading family farms would almost all be using BPR for the majority of their assets In most farm succession plans APR really only relied on for the farm house (where everyone gets £325k) The 117 APR claims

I would urge anyone taking this as "the truth" to proceed with caution, for the following reasons:

Dear BBC Verify, unfortunately your article on the #FamilyFarmTax misses a great opportunity to bring clarity to the difference Government and other organisations’ figures, and I’ll explain why. The nub of the issue is that the Government is talking about a hypothetical

Really pleased to have been asked by Dan Neidle to comment on his detailed work. His final proposal (raise cap to £20m but have a tapered clawback on relief below that level if the farm is sold) should address the issue for the vast majority of family farmers.

The politics of land is fundamental to the UK ft.com/content/333ac3… via @ft

Great opportunity to join our team in Northern Ireland. Feel free to reach out with any questions. Closing date for applications is 23 December.

High St in Oxford blocked by farmers protesting about inheritance tax changes ahead of Steve Reed MP speaking at Oxford Farming Conference this morning

The government is spinning that they are offering a record level of support for British farming This is CATEGORICALLY UNTRUE I’m not sure they understand this point… Let me explain…

This year’s hero film, inspired by Van Morrison, highlights farming’s highs and lows. Let’s cherish what we love about farming. Watch, share, and #MindYourHead 💛