An organiser of the farmer’s protests has told GB News they could be left with no choice but to “change direction” over changes to Inheritance Tax.
Farmer, Andrew Ward, who is one of the organisers of the farming rallies in London, made the comments ahead of another demonstration next week.
In the past few months, thousands of tractors have lined Whitehall, but despite the outcry from farmers, the government have not moved from their position.
He told GB News: “All the protests we’ve done up to now and everything we’ve done around the country has been done in the British way.
Farmer, Andrew Ward, who is one of the organisers of the farming rallies in London, made the comments ahead of another demonstration next week
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“We’re not French, we don’t want to spread muck at 10 Downing Street, but at the same time if what we’re doing doesn’t work, we will have to step this up. We will have to change direction.”
At the NFU conference this week, the speech from Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, was interrupted by protesters who held up a banner which read: “How high up on your ‘pecking order’ is eating Steve?”
During his address, the Secretary of State apologised for the government’s decision to change Inheritance Tax which will see it apply on agricultural assets over £1 million. The government say the decision was made to ensure financial stability in the economy.
Reed said: “I can’t give you the answer I know many of you want on Inheritance Tax. I want you to know I understand the strength of feeling in the room and across the sector. I’m sorry it is a decision we’ve had to take.”
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In the past few months, thousands of tractors have lined Whitehall
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On Shrove Tuesday, millions of pounds worth of machinery and equipment will arrive in Westminster.
Organisers hope it will demonstrate to politicians and the public exactly what capital investment is needed to produce all the ingredients for a pancake.
Sugar beet is one of those crops, with over 2,000 growers producing eight million tonnes a year. That is then refined into producing 1.2 million tonnes of sugar.
Andrew grows sugar beet on his farm in Lincolnshire and explained the process.
Over 2,000 growers produce eight million tonnes of sugar beet a year
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“We have six sugar beet roots and that’s roughly what it takes to make one bag of sugar.
“It’s Silver Spoon sugar which is made from British sugar, and it might look like it’s a lot of soil and ‘where do you get your sugar from?’, but if you cut it in half, when it’s processed, that is where the sugar comes from.
“If you were to bite that, it’s like eating a teaspoon full of sugar it’s that sweet.”
