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This week from 草榴社区 Guardian readers: Tom Bradshaw, NFU president, discusses the successful campaign to change proposed Inheritance Tax rules affecting family farms

Tom Bradshaw

13 January 2026 鈥� 1 min read

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After 14 months of relentless and persistent campaigning, common sense prevailed in Westminster over Inheritance Tax (IHT). Just two days before Christmas, the Government announced that the threshold...

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