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OPINION: "Íæż½ã½ã are not making anywhere near enough to begin paying IHT, even over 10 years"

Politics

OPINION: "Íæż½ã½ã are not making anywhere near enough to begin paying IHT, even over 10 years"

Online editor Emily Ashworth talks about the consumer perception of farming regarding the Inheritance Tax discussion

clock 28 February 2025 • 1 min read
Tim Farron: "I cannot remember a time when farmers were treated so badly by those in power"

Farm Business

Tim Farron: "I cannot remember a time when farmers were treated so badly by those in power"

Mr Farron, Liberal Democrats spokesperson for rural affairs, writes for Íæż½ã½ã on issues including withdrawing BPS, Inheritance Tax changes, Donald Trump, food security and backing British farmers

clock 28 February 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: "In any other year, those announcements would have been met with applause. Instead, Mr Reed stood red-faced and on the wrong side of farmers' frustrations"

Politics

From the editor: "In any other year, those announcements would have been met with applause. Instead, Mr Reed stood red-faced and on the wrong side of farmers' frustrations"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 27 February 2025 • 3 min read
Sir Keir Starmer questioned on whether family farm tax was a 'mistake' or 'intentional'

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer questioned on whether family farm tax was a 'mistake' or 'intentional'

Did the Prime Minister intend to frustrate and anger the agricultural sector over changes to Agricultural Property Relief in the Budget or was it a mistake?

clock 27 February 2025 • 2 min read
All you need to know about the Pancake Day farmer rally

Farm Life

All you need to know about the Pancake Day farmer rally

Íæż½ã½ã urged to join Whitehall march to let Chancellor Rachel Reeves know 'we are not going away'

clock 27 February 2025 • 3 min read
Treasury has 'far too much control' in family farm tax row, says Efra chair

Politics

Treasury has 'far too much control' in family farm tax row, says Efra chair

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael said the Defra Secretary and the Farming Minister should be the ‘voice of farmers within Government but they are clearly not being listened to' over the family farm tax

clock 27 February 2025 • 2 min read
'The Government know they are wrong' on Inheritance Tax, says NFU president

Politics

'The Government know they are wrong' on Inheritance Tax, says NFU president

When asked what political barriers there were to the Treasury adopting the clawback solution put to Treasury officials last week, Mr Bradshaw said the Government was looking for an ‘economic moment', referencing the Autumn Budget later this year

clock 27 February 2025 • 4 min read
Llyr Gruffydd MS on IHT: "The policy is unforgivable and utterly counter-productive'

Politics

Llyr Gruffydd MS on IHT: "The policy is unforgivable and utterly counter-productive'

Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, Llyr Gruffydd, shares his views on the impact of the family farm tax in Wales ahead of a debate in the Senedd on Wednesday, March 5

clock 27 February 2025 • 4 min read
Government must get on with Tenant Farming Commissioner appointment

Politics

Government must get on with Tenant Farming Commissioner appointment

NFU vice president and tenant farmer Rachel Hallos said the tenanted sector was in a ‘very precarious' position in the current climate, and that the Tenant Farming Commissioner must be put in position imminently

clock 26 February 2025 • 2 min read
Watch our FREE webinar: How to navigate the IHT fallout and plan your farm's succession

Farm Business

Watch our FREE webinar: How to navigate the IHT fallout and plan your farm's succession

clock 26 February 2025 • 3 min read