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Financial market worries over the UK budget appear to ease
Worries about this week’s tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appear to have eased with the interest rates charged on British debt steadying and the pound rising against most other ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
Tax changes in budget last straw for UK farmers after ‘years of being squeezed’
Farmers’ union to bring 1,800 members to Westminster in protest, but some say mega-rich landowners are the problem. In the next few weeks tractors full of angry farmers could roll through the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
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UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
British farmers are descending on Parliament to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farmsWorld - ABC News - 20 hours ago -
Listen: Farmer v Starmer
And, Ukraine uses US long range missiles inside Russian territory for first time.Top stories - BBC News - 11 hours ago -
Farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget
Protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax for farms gather outside the Welsh Labour conference.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes
There has been outcry from many farmers after changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget.Top stories - BBC News - 11 hours ago -
Is Something Worrying You?
Election Day anxiety can’t get much worse than this.Top stories - The New York Times - November 4 -
Inheritance tax reforms to hit business owners and farmers
Tax relief to be capped on assets worth more than £1mnWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Farmers 'betrayed' by £1m inheritance tax relief cap
Changes announced to inheritance tax rules could see the end of small family farms, warns the NFU.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
As Famine Stalks Gaza, Farmers Lament Their Many Losses
After more than a year of war, farmers have lost land, equipment and sometimes their lives.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
British farmers have nothing left to give
The Budget’s new IHT measures demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of how our agriculture worksWorld - Financial Times - November 3 -
Farmers gather for protest over tax changes
Thousands packed into the Eikon Exhibition Centre to protest against planned changes to inheritance tax on family farms.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Thousands of farmers protest in London against tax changes
Union leader tells rally inheritance tax reforms are ‘kick in the teeth’ for the struggling sectorWorld - Financial Times - 14 hours ago -
The Other Trump Trade That Worries Markets
Robert Lighthizer, who was a huge influence on Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policy, is again a candidate for a top role if the Republican wins next week.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Professors Worry Their Power Is Shrinking at Universities
Faculty members are used to sharing power with presidents and trustees to run universities. But some presidents and lawmakers have made moves to reduce their say.Top stories - The New York Times - November 2 -
Bavarian tradition honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of farmers, horses and livestock
Farmers and their horses have walked in a colorful parade through the small Bavarian town of Warngau to honor their patron saint, St. LeonhardWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Farmers with assets over £1mn hit by inheritance tax reforms
Industry counters that Budget cap will hammer agricultural businesses that are asset-rich but cash-poorWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
‘Not just a museum’: Kenya’s seed bank offers unexpected lifeline for farmers
Set up to conserve traditional seeds, the Genetic Resources Research Institute is now helping smallholders diversify with crops resilient to the rapid changes in climate. On a winding road in the ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Farmers lose sleep over Budget inheritance tax crackdown
Reforms will put emphasis on early succession planning for agricultural estatesWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Trump rages at Iowa poll: ‘No President has done more for FARMERS’
Former President Trump raged in a post online after a shocking Iowa poll found Vice President Harris leading in the state. “No President has done more for FARMERS, and the Great State of Iowa, than ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
U.S. Farmers Brace for New Trump Trade Wars Amid Tariff Threats
Despite their concerns, some farm operators still support the former president and prefer his overall economic plan.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
Climate crisis leaves European farmers vulnerable to far right, say campaigners
Populist groups capitalising on costly environmental policies that affect farmers by offering them support. What are farmers in the EU required to do to protect the environment? The painful ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
U.S. Farmers Brace for Hit to China Exports Under Trump
The President-elect’s promised tariffs on Chinese imports will be met with retaliatory duties on American imports, which have hit the agricultural sector hard since 2018.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal that will increase South American imports
French farmers have protested against a trade deal that would increase agricultural imports from South America, saying it hurt their livelihoodsWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
First minister 'calm down' plea on farm tax row
Wales' first minister says only a "tiny proportion" of farms in Wales hit by inheritance changes.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Farmers should 'look calmly' at controversial tax plans, says minister
Daniel Zeichner insists the "vast majority of farmers" will not be affected by inheritance tax plans.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Chris Mason: Labour facing test from farmers who feel let down by inheritance tax plan
Starmer's farmer-alarmer in the Budget could crystalise anger over ministers’ perceived ignorance about agricultural life.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal
French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests Monday, targeting the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreementWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
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U.K. Farmers Protest in London Over Inheritance Tax Change
Farms worth more than about $1.3 million will face an estate tax from 2026, ending a previous exemption and prompting anger in some rural communities.World - The New York Times - 16 hours ago -
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What the farmers' protest tells us about their argument with the government
Why has the inheritance tax for farmers argument got so noisy, so quickly?Top stories - BBC News - 6 hours ago -
Calafiori injury 'a worry' as Arsenal have 'questions to answer'
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says defender Riccardo Calafiori's injury during the 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk is " a bit of a worry."Top stories - BBC News - October 22