Militant Farmers Threaten To Block ‘Every Road in Britain’ Until Farm Tax Reversed
Tensions are heating up ahead of next week’s farmer protest. Organiser Clive Bailye, who also founded The Farming Forum, says it won’t stop there:
“If Tuesday doesn’t work then the Government will have picked a fight with the wrong group of people. Farmers have lots of vehicles and equipment and if they wanted they could shut down every road in Britain. That could be their next move if there’s no shift by the Government – people who feel they have nothing to lose will do anything.”
Defra has let it be known that it tried to convince the Treasury to water down their farm tax by exempting farmers currently aged 80 or over. A messy solution – this is what happens when your tax policy is crafted by one academic…
Reeves is refusing to budge as it becomes clearer that small-acred farms will have insurmountable bills to pay on the farmers’ deaths. Guido hears it’s a frosty atmosphere in Steve Reed’s department what with the Chancellor’s husband serving as Second Permanent Secretary…
