In my last post on Inheritance tax I consider the losers and the loss of social structures and care that family businesses provide....

Here I explain the reality of inheritance tax .   In 2007 I was outside my son’s school when I bumped into a local farmer – at least I...

Most farmers consider the statement a lie. Whether it is or not is to be proven. Here I examine a take on inheritance tax that may be a...

“Only the richest estates will pay – not small, family farms.” This is the repeated phrase parroted by the Chancellor and other Labour...

My experience with Inheritance Tax and especially with Farm Inheritance Tax Relief is that it appears to be applied inconsistently and...

In this second  post I will demonstrate how inheritance tax can affect a tenant farmer by referring to a real life example from my past...

In the Chancellor's Autumn budget of 2024 changes were made to Inheritance tax Relief that reduced this relief on the value of both...

Every so often I share some writing that did not make the cut of Marsh Fen and Town. In this case  I look at land use, how agricultural...

Every so often I publish material that did not make the script of “Marsh Fen and Town”. The following is exactly 148 years ago and will...

The value of both rare breeds and those maintaining them is vastly underappreciated to the detriment of our food security.

Today's post is a sidebar to my book Marsh Fen and Town, South Lincolnshire and Beyond - in this case a consideration of the ethics of...

If you wish a child to get interested in nature one of the most accessible areas for a child are insects. They are everywhere and with...

My only purpose of this post is to make a simple prediction that will either be right or wrong. Labour will win the election, but it is...

In the 1930’s Oswald Mosely and his Fascists courted the farmers of East Anglia for their support. Perhaps as you read this you may...

Whether a mature society needs economic growth is a complex question with no easy answer. There are a number of factors to consider,...

Who is this super hero? Is it Sarge? No! Rosemary the telephone operator? No! Claire the mild mannered housewife? Could be! Grayson...

Too often we see journalists vilified or criticised for doing their job, or not doing it. Like all professions there are good and bad....

I recently read a tweet that expressed the fear that every farmer feels this time of year: " Just totted up what we've spent on the...

The Apocalypse Bovine TB is a potential apocalypse that can hit a farm with devastating consequences. These are made all the worse by the...

This summer the Inland Revenue has declared a shutdown of its Tax helpline for the summer. The impact of this is , in my opinion,...