Actually it is often very difficult for farmers. One of the long term issues in farming has been securing loans and mortgages, at least at the same rates that the rest of us enjoy. (View Post)

On the basis that I want my Government to be competant even if I disagree with them on a lot of things, the Starmer reign so far really does worry me. Three big tax policies have resulted from the Bu… (View Post)

When reading headers like this it is worth bearing in mind that only a few weeks ago TSE was writing headers assuring us that Badenoch was utterly toast and had no chance of being LOTO. Not sure his … (View Post)

Yep that is exactly the way to do it. Trouble is neither Labour nor the supporters of the tax on here are willing to consider it. They would rather pretend it isn't a problem and all the farmers… (View Post)

The problem is that farms - and other family owned businesses - are in an unusual situation. For them to exist they have to have assets which have a very high paper value - land, machinery, factories… (View Post)