Starmer’s war on farmers will end in tears November 20, 2024 Farmers are busy people, often completely immersed in a lifestyle and a sector that demands their total attention and dedication. They kept going throughout the pandemic. They’ve been untroubled by the great working-from-home debate. They’ve put up with policy changes, regulatory reform, subsidy reform, Brexit checks, weather events, supply chain disruption, Whitehall bureaucracy, rising costs [...]
Tractors circle Westminster as farmers protest inheritance tax rise November 19, 2024 Thousands of farmers marched on Westminster today in protest against the government’s plans to impose inheritance tax on farms. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to meet with representatives from the industry after she unveiled plans in the Budget to impose inheritance tax (IHT) on farms worth more than £1m from April 2026. The [...]
Labour’s inheritance tax reforms ‘threaten the very fabric of the countryside’ October 31, 2024 In yesterday's Budget, the Chancellor announced a sweeping overhaul of the inheritance tax system, including changes to a relief which had allowed agricultural land to be passed on tax-free.
The real star of The Grand Tour is friendship September 12, 2024 It’s not the individual talents of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond that have made Top Gear and the Grand Tour such great shows – it’s the connection between them, says Will Cooling This Friday will truly mark an end of an era, with the former stars of Top Gear completing their last televised [...]
Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone brewery and Andy Murray-backed Castore named among fastest-growing British businesses June 28, 2024 Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone brewery and sportswear brand Castore, which is backed by Sir Andy Murray and the billionaire Issa brothers, have been named among the fastest-growing companies in Britain.
Want to know why the Tories will lose? Watch Clarkson’s Farm May 9, 2024 Clarkson's Farm lays bare the realities of life in what should be the Tory heartlands, from post-Brexit subsidies to the Kafkaesque nightmare of the planning system,