A thread 🧵 for @RachelReeves and @Keir_Starmer We are a family farm in Mid Suffolk, growing combinable crops and producing free range eggs. Back during the last Labour government we were struggling to make decent margins, so we explored alternative income streams and diversify

@bleating_lamb @Dirty_Pitchfork @ChrisGPackham @agricontract I know one who maintains the traditional values and his customers recognise and respect it. Good luck to every independent greengrocers this season but especially @TatwsTrading!

British produce at its absolute Best!!!!!!!!! No 8p crap here Us Independent Greengrocers SUPPORT BRITISH FARMING 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍

It was a 17 year mirage fueled by QE and zero rates. Instead of taking our medicine and throwing the bad acting bankers in jail we went this route. Now everyone thinks they’re a genius just sitting 100% long in the market with all of their wealth. It’s all a giant con

In my view this and its story is very "English" .

@Dirty_Pitchfork @ChrisGPackham @agricontract Who loses? Every farmer who doesn't supply a supermarket! Shoppers understandably flock to the big 6 and as we just cannot compete with a loss leading price. It should be illegal for them to sell anything for less than they have paid for it as it just skews the market.

Still going at 82 💪 Bob Barrie is still playing for Bury RUFC 3rd XV 🔗 https://t.co/A5NxYUy8bd

It even more sinister than this… they’re often giving away the farmers produce at his/her expense AND then using the loss leader to sell their own ultra-processed foods

Interest payment going out this morning

@ShepherdWales @CSPolicies The underlying issue is the same. If you want generational businesses to grow, then imposing a 20% tax on them at a random point once every generation is a terrible idea. Best case scenario, they have to build up sufficient excess funds to meet that liability so they don’t

“sorry sir, your family can’t have grass-fed beef this month. your carbon wallet says no. please eat this insect powder instead” your carbon footprint will be tracked and checked before you can spend your money. this is not about the climate. this is about control.

Today I pointed out that the #familyfarmtax will just increase supply of land to the types of investors it is supposed to deter.

@Nyscat @WheatWatcher I have no clue about it and will never ever go there. I know about trading lambs and growing crops and shit like that very low return stuff😂

@thegraingeek @MFRFurness Getting annihilated by a comet is starting to look like it could be bullish for wheat. 😩

BREAKING 🚨: Crude Oil Crude Oil plunges to its lowest price in almost 5 years 📉📉

@halfbob IHT never taxed business wealth. It taxed personal wealth. That’s changing in April.

@ShepherdWales My blood boils every time he and Rachel repeat this lie. I’m a small farm and will be affected. Every single family farm will be affected. The 75% that claimed this relief in 21/22 that he refers to could in no way be described as ‘farms’.

When Starmer goes on about 75% of family farms not being affected he isn’t talking about commercial family farms in that 75%, they are predominantly in the 25%. He is lumping everyone who owns some land into one lump and being disingenuous. All ‘holdings’ worth over the IHT

French farmers don’t take any shit. But they sure can give it. #France #SupportFarmers

Britain is now governed by a Prime Minister who admits his tax policy is driving farmers to contemplate suicide – and presses on anyway. That's not inference. It's his own admission. Keir Starmer told MPs he is aware that farmers are considering ending their lives in response to