It was always and only ever about spite - the Labour Party and its supporters dislike anyone they think is "posh" and it's an historical dislike. The idea that all landowners are some sort of Henry Fielding fox-hunting fishing and shooting sort of uncouth posh bloke. The idea that the people who work the land are all like Ted in the Fast Show, doffing their caps and wearing gaiters. And the Labour Party/Uniparty dislike that old fashioned traditional white Anglo Saxon world. So they try and make it difficult for these imaginary Georgians and Victorians, taxing public schools (all those Tom Browns and Flashmans), taxing farms (all those Eton boys inheriting the family estate) whilst also cutting rural services, closing rural facilities, punishing all those poachers and stalkers and farmhands. Pathetic pretence at politics.
Thanks for the article Jamie. I couldn’t find a reference to how the revised additional annual revenue figure of £390M was calculated. Would you mind sharing the link. Thanks
Thank you for this. I'm not a farmer but all my neighbours are farmers. You say that this change was never about fixing the public finances and I think you are right but what do you think it was really about? Is it just incompetence or is there something else?
It was always and only ever about spite - the Labour Party and its supporters dislike anyone they think is "posh" and it's an historical dislike. The idea that all landowners are some sort of Henry Fielding fox-hunting fishing and shooting sort of uncouth posh bloke. The idea that the people who work the land are all like Ted in the Fast Show, doffing their caps and wearing gaiters. And the Labour Party/Uniparty dislike that old fashioned traditional white Anglo Saxon world. So they try and make it difficult for these imaginary Georgians and Victorians, taxing public schools (all those Tom Browns and Flashmans), taxing farms (all those Eton boys inheriting the family estate) whilst also cutting rural services, closing rural facilities, punishing all those poachers and stalkers and farmhands. Pathetic pretence at politics.
Spot on
Thanks for the article Jamie. I couldn’t find a reference to how the revised additional annual revenue figure of £390M was calculated. Would you mind sharing the link. Thanks
Thank you for this. I'm not a farmer but all my neighbours are farmers. You say that this change was never about fixing the public finances and I think you are right but what do you think it was really about? Is it just incompetence or is there something else?
It's a policy by a group of politicians and civil servants with no idea of Rural Life.