Not one farmer plans to vote Labour in next election, says new survey

CLA study finds 80% of respondents said they are worried their business will not survive the next 10 years, while more than 60% have considered selling their farm and leaving the industry owing to Government's family farm tax

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CLA president Victoria Vyvyan has warned Labour rural MPs, constituents will not forget the impact the family farm tax will have
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CLA president Victoria Vyvyan has warned Labour rural MPs, constituents will not forget the impact the family farm tax will have

More than 75% of farmers and landowners believe their business will not survive the next decade owing to the impact of the family farm tax, a new poll has revealed. The survey of 500 landowners and...

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