Persistent and peaceful campaigning by farmers ‘could get change’, says Farage

So Nige, what is your plan to fund the NHS? What was that? "mutter mutter free at the point of something something gotta go now left the oven on...." [nige runs away from reporter].

No surprise millionare toff Farage is against a tax which impacts the rich.

I saw this and my first thought was - why are you giving publicity to this man? He has no charisma, no talent, no policies and has no idea where his constituency is... There's yet another report in the English press today about how Reform will sweep Wales - interesting that the English press shows any interest in Wales only when the F is around. But there's a very important message here. Farage is good at publicity, he knows that newspapers, tv, radio, social media et al have pages to fill and broadcasting hours to find something to say. Farage fits the bill, always a "good" story. The point? When was the last time Plaid Cymru was the basis of a story, or stories? Had something to say? Bluntly, used the media. Silence is clearly the election strategy.

Good Ol' Nigel, standing firm with the farmers, just like he did with the fishermen, who faithfully followed his empty promises over Brexit. Is it just coincidence he's got some farmland? So what's in it for him?

Farage speaking on behalf of the farmers, the guardians of our countryside and wildlife. Official gov figures show ONE IN SIX animal species in Cymru is under the threat of extinction. Think how bad that would be if the farmers weren't looking after the countryside. (does my sarcasm show, anybody).

When this controversy first kicked off, I started off by feeling a fair amount of sympathy for the pleas of farmers. I've lived in three pretty rural areas during the course of my life, and two of the three - including the community where my partner and I live now - have been in upland areas of Wales. Hill farming's by no means an easy life in terms of its financial rewards, and there are all too frequently times when those rewards can be pretty scant. But if the NFU seriously want to engage the sympathy and understanding of folk like me, they hardly benefit their cause by successively engaging a pair of absolute proven opportunistic wealthy grifters like Jeremy Clarkson and Nigel Farage to front their campaign. There's no more effective way of prompting me to revert to a response of 'just stop whingeing and pay up' - like the rest of us have to do.

The amount they stand to gain from winning this IHT argument is going to offset with Sadiq khan ULEZ charges soon!

You could've summarised it.

Standing up for the billionaires again? Perhaps he's right and they shouldn't pay tax because it really is only for the little people.

Excellent article from the LSE arguing that most farmers will, in fact, BENEFIT from the changes to inheritance tax: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/only-the-super-rich-need-fear-the-farmers-inheritance-tax/ As usual, the protests are being organised by the super rich to protect their own interests and the 'ordinary' farmers are, as usual, going along with it because they are too thick to think for themselves 'Ooohaarggh! Yes sir! No sir! Three bags full sir!' Honestly, they are so stupid I sometimes think to hell with it, bring on the free trade agreement with the USA and let our dim-witted farmers go bust. Wales is not, contrary to what our farmers and Plaid Cymru would have us believe, defined by our farmers (thankfully).

Farage in his fancy dress costume, he wants a free trade deal with US, have the farmers thought what that means for their businesses!

First and foremost Farage and Reform are far right English Nationalist Part and the clue to that was in his speech today at the farmers protest he said ENGLISH FARMERS not british farmers so no mention of Farmers from Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland and as for our N H S he wants rid of it you will have to have insurance or money to pay for treatment he will sell it to his yankee freinds he is a hard nosed Thatcherite

If the farmers join with farage and his dirty scumbag gang, then they don't deserve the public support.