Starmer and the farmer’s revolt – Politics Weekly UK
Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster this week, to protest against changes made in last month’s budget over inheritance tax. The government claim that this will affect a small minority….
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Take tractor protests to Labour-held towns, Farage urges farmers
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Labour wants tax rises to fall on the ‘broadest shoulders’. The farmers furore shows why that’s so hard to achieve | Rafael Behr
It is hardly advanced political science to observe that governments are more popular when giving people stuff than when taking it away. Junior doctors, who are getting a pay rise,….
Two SA farmers report cow rustling as ‘Olaf’ and ‘Rahley’ go missing
Two rare cows, including a beloved miniature cow named ‘Olaf’, have gone missing from separate SA properties, prompting fears they have been stolen. Olaf belongs to Bannisters Block Winery, east….
Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest against inheritance tax hike
Organisers urged protesters not to bring farm machinery into central London, though some tractors drove past Downing Street covered with signs saying “the final straw” and “no farmers, no food.”
Manure, tractors and anger: Farmers in France protest EU-Mercosur deal | Protests
French farmers are protesting the European Union-Mercosur trade deal, which would establish a free trade zone between the EU and some South American countries. They’re worried imports will disrupt their….
Ella Baron on the farmers’ protests in London – cartoon
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Three days, a lift with farmers – the long road to watch Estonia play Azerbaijan away
The long trip almost earned an instant reward as Estonia, after only 12 seconds, hit the crossbar through Henri Anier, although the hosts also rattled the woodwork later in the….
‘You betrayed us’: how UK farmers swiftly turned on Labour over inheritance tax plans | Farming
It could scarcely be a more idyllic morning on Marcross farm. Autumn sun beams down across the Vale of Glamorgan. While it can blow a gale on the south Wales….
Live updates as farmers hold tractor protest ahead of Keir Starmer appearance
A convoy of tractors is making its way down the promenade in Llandudno ahead of the Welsh Labour conference