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)

We used to fly in S61s out of Beccles in Suffolk. It was strange to sit there and read the pamphlet realising the helicopter was older than I was. Great choppers though - my favourite of all the vari… (View Post)

Unfortuntely improving output generally involves ripping out hedges, spraying poisons and generally fucking over the countryside. At least as we have tried it so far. The Chemical Brothers farmlands … (View Post)

I have long said we should adopt the French system. If you are having your land/house taken by compulsory purchase then you should get a fixed multiple of the value of the land (before any plans for … (View Post)