Actually he didn’t really take a week off. He drove home 45 miles to milk cows, slept at home, milked the following morning and then drove over to spend the day with us. Not much of a break really 😀
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Totally appreciate the work ethic and do not doubt that run of the mill farmers work really hard. But lots of non-farmers also work extremely hard and contribute by paying their fair share of taxes. It doesn't seem fair that one section of the population should be exempt - just because.
I agree. Just aren’t enough characters to express my full view…but I’ll try. I only mentioned the hours because I think 70 hours at £10 an hour might have been more than he could have paid himself. Paid my brother £20 a week! I think there’s a bigger reason that isn’t perhaps expressed…
I’d caveat what i’m about to say in that only a relatively small number of farms will be affected by the new IHT, as far as I understand it. I don’t think it is hugely punitive and still benefits those that wish to pass a cultural land and assets to their family.
But farming has to pay. in the past farmers have been heavily subsidised and therefore were able to absorb costs which it can no longer do. Without subsidy the industrialisation of farming (which is already here to some extent) will become the norm. Farmers and the countryside have a lot to lose.
I don’t disagree with the IHT changes, but I think as I’ve said before, the amount of disinformation that is circulating is causing unnecessary fear and anger. There’s no one size fits all with this and from 300 acre farms to James Dyson that will be plenty who feel hard done by.
Yip I get you, that's my understanding too. However, looking at the protests and hearing some of the people being interviewed on the news, you would think that all the families of all the farmers in the land are now due to become destitute as a result of this policy.
On another subject,I’m here a week from X and not used to a conversation that doesn’t end in being called a c**t and told to fuck off…so thanks for that 🙏😀
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On another subject,I’m here a week from X and not used to a conversation that doesn’t end in being called a c**t and told to fuck off…so thanks for that 🙏😀