A national protest rolled into Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm yesterday as part of a touring demonstration against the Government’s planned inheritance tax raid on farms. Supporters added their names to the Trailer of Truth outside the famous Chipping Norton farm in Oxfordshire, as Farmers to Action continued its campaign against the Labour reforms.
The trailer has been touring England after leaving Cornwall on September 3, collecting signatures along the way. Kathleen Renner, from the campaign group, said Diddly Squat Farm was a key stop. “The shop there has been really supportive – and it’s got decent footfall,” she said.
“We’re hoping to get a lot more signatures and raise awareness while we’re there.” A survey by the Country Land and Business Association, which represents 28,000 farmers and rural businesses in England and Wales, has revealed nearly 80% of farmers have fears about the survival of their businesses.
It said Labour policies force members to weigh up selling assets to keep their farms going. To prevent this, the Express has launched a Save Britain’s Family Farms crusade calling for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap her proposed farm tax.