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Tom Lancaster @tommlancaster.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

For me, the government reforms of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) miss two big opportunities 1. The political opportunity Labour had coming in to win over more farmers & ‘deep rural’ voters 2. The policy opportunity to use APR more imaginatively A 🧵 on what I mean…

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Tom Lancaster @tommlancaster.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Politically, I just don’t see how the £100-200m that the APR reforms raise are worth the cost Labour had a generational opportunity coming into power to be the party of farming Farmers were pissed off with the Tories, and many were open to an alternative

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Reuben Singleton @bordersnaturalist.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Sorry - I grew up in a farming family and they all vote Tory despite generally doing better under Labour governments. It’s a tribal thing.

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David Hill @hillscountry.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Very good thread and I agree. The thing that troubles me is that it will not do what they wanted - to stop wealthy folk using land to dodge tax. Review of rollover relief review may have been better or a tougher farming “means test” with std rate stamp duty. Both easy to do.

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Andrew Grainger @andrewclimate.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thanks, good to hear some rational arguments. This government is certainly not politically adept!

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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