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Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael said: "This is how political campaigning works because you do not always get what you want just from the first time of asking. You have to keep coming back and back."
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Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael said: "This is how political campaigning works because you do not always get what you want just from the first time of asking. You have to keep coming back and back."

There is still hope, optimism and a fighting spirit within farmers to keep on lobbying for change which could see Inheritance Tax changes stalled, reversed and scrapped. Efra Chair Alistair Carmichael...

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