No Farmers, No FOOD: UK Farmers Descend On London To Protest Labour's Insane Farm Inheritance Tax

Posted • November 19, 2024: It would behoove us to take a look at what's happening across the pond: in the UK, thousands of farmers are mad at the ruling Labour Party. Why? Labour wants to levy a steep inheritance tax on family farms. This would mean a lot of families would either have to pay a steep amount or lose that land. Given that Lefties like those in the Labour Party think farms are a blight on the environment (they're also where we get our food, though), seeing those farms stripped from families and shut down or run by government is a win-win. Thankfully, the farmers aren't having any of it: London — Thousands of farmers and their supporters protested in Westminster today against the Labour government’s plans for an inheritance tax on farms. They view it as a double taxation — taxing what was already taxed before. It is also double taxation. 🚨 Tractors have broken down the barricades at the farmers protest in Central London.

Farmers are mad. This writer isn't a politician, but it seems unwise to tick off the people who feed you. These comments are so pathetic. If farming collapses you all starve. Morons. Food isn't magically going to appear on the store shelves. Too many people forget that. Just stop oil don’t provide 50% of the country’s food. They are not the same. Lots of people making this comparison, Just Stop Oil provides nothing of value. Farmers provide food. (…)

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