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40 Comments
Of course Clarkson had to find a way to make it all about him. Tosser.
Pretty sure the only reason he got a farm was to dodge tax
Can anyone dig out the Clarkson columns where he brags about buying a farm to avoid tax ?
Man who buys farm as tax dodge is upset it didn’t work.
No sympathy. Majority of farmers voted for Brexit and we all have to suffer with the consequences. Besides they’ll still be richer than the average UK worker.
I am always a fan of Multi-Millionaires who publicly admitted they bought land in order to cheat inheritance tax, suddenly thinking they have some moral high ground when the rules get changed to try and get some tax from those who can most afford it to get us out of the crap.
I wonder if the 20000 realise that people like him buying farms to avoid inheritance tax are the reason this change was required, and the reason farmland is so expensive
“Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my actions.” – Farmers.
Jeremy Clarkson is literally one of the people who prompted this change, he quite literally openly admitted he was abusing a loophole to avoid inheritance tax.
If charlatans like him hadn’t been doing this, the “loophole” would likely never have been closed, as it has legitimate uses as a way of avoid farm breakups.
It’s literally a case that farmers should be stringing him up about this, not the government, for abusing this situation in the first place!
They will also likely be driving some mad sized 4×4 get ready for Ulez lads 😂
He is an odd individual, he has a side that is very humane, empathetic and relatable and another side with a persona that I would call “Boris Johnson”, that is his mister Hyde.
I’m no accountant but if you make the farm a limited company won’t that allow you to avoid inheritance tax anyway?
I don’t know if the farmers’ leaders on this protest realise they’re risking public sympathy by putting this self-confessed tax dodging “farmer” to the fore of their cause
This title needs editing:
“Multi Millionaire Jeremy Clarkson to lead 20,000 farmers as they descend on Westminster to protest inheritance tax changes”
It would be quite funny if they were to have their tractors confiscated for using red diesel considering that’s only allowed for agricultural work.
Ah yes the very epitome of the reason the change has been brought in protesting alongside those caught in the crossfire.
Hope the other 19,999 realise that Clarkson is the reason they’re there.
If I was a farmer I’d be protesting Clarkson and the like for being one of the main causes of this situation
Clarkson isn’t their ally
I heard a radio show host describing this as a piece of brilliance by the most wealthy to get those unaffected by the change to protest on their behalf.
I sympathise for some farmers, but not farmers like Clarkson or Dyson.
Multi millionaire mad because his tax loophole has been closed. Womp womp
Didn’t realise this lot were actually in favour of “militant” protests that block roads etc
[https://youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?si=5u-dXXAKTOoCcI_a](https://youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?si=5u-dXXAKTOoCcI_a)
Going to be an unpopular comment but please read it to understand why Clarkson is doing this.
With the new inheritance tax business over £1m, if a farm is worth £11m and the owner dies. The farm is inherited by the owners son/daughter. That person now owes a HMRC £2m in tax (20%, payable over 10 years)
The son/or daughter now has 3 options
• Somehow cough up £2m they don’t have and wont earn as farms hardly net any £
• Take out a loan to pay the tax
• Sell to a corporation
The worry for anyone who buys British food from British farms is overseas companies and corporations will own all our farms which is self explanatory as to why that’s bad.
***Maybe I’ve missed something someone might want to bring up, maybe my summery is completely wrong, if someone wants to explain why the inhabitants tax isn’t going to leave a £2m bill in this case then please do. But please don’t just down vote without doing so first. This is a real worry our farmers and business owners have.***
To my mind having Clarkson leading this undermines the point completely. The argument is supposedly that this law change is going to destroy small farms which are handed down in families. Having a multi millionaire who bought a giant farm, originally at least, as a way of avoiding tax fronting it isn’t going to persuade anyone.
There’s no way the government backs down on this in any case.
My family are farmers and will be affected by the IHT changes. As much as I love Clarksons farm and think he has had a really positive effect on the perception of British farming, he is not the right man to lead this protest.
Clarkson, Dyson etc are the people that should be targeted by this tax change, using farming as a means of avoidance, not their primary source of income.
The people opposing it have a point though: there are many farms that was inherited for a few generations. The income of agriculture is always low and suddenly asking them to pay 40% is impossible. They never had that money, the price is boasted by inflation and nothing to do with them. The self supply rate of food for UK is already very low, no point in continuing hurting the farmer.
I think the legislation should be more precise to tell the difference between Jeremy Clarkson and the generations of farmers.
Or maybe: this government is intentionally doing this so they can import more food from USA to please their patrons?
Doesn’t this target land owners not specifically farmers?
will they be celebrating on how all the Brexit promises from the Leave/Tories have all come true. Somehow selective protesting looks pretty shit even for this lot.
Reading the comments, I think people are missing the point in the interests of bashing Jeremy Clarkson or millionaires.
This tax will genuinely impact farmers and their families. We need farmers, we need their families to continue what they’re doing.
Jeremy Clarkson may very well be doing this for his own gain, but he has brought positive attention to farming and he should be praised for it.
The government are taking a broad brush approach, they need to protect genuine farmers and go after the tax dodgers.
You mean to protest the removal of his tax dodge?
Why dont they write the truth?
My train is currently packed with farmers on the way to London. Never seen so many new Defenders in the car park. They’re really cash poor you know……
So a millionaire trying to dodge taxes by gas lighting, middle class farmers. That checks out.
If they are block roads and disrupting traffic, I look forward to the sub rabidly cheering on their arrest…
Man, people iust want to find ways to hate on Jeremy, don’t they?
Man partly responsible for law coming into place from publicly abusing system, leading the march. Makes sense.
the world will be a better place when this absolute dinosaur goes away, same goes for you dyson
At what point can I stop pretending I care about this?
The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed – the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish… (the great dictator)
The same Clarkson who admitted he only bought the farm to avoid paying tax…
Yeah, not sure I care about his opinion