Inheriting the Earth

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Charlotte Smith explores the thinking behind Labour's 2024 budget and asks why farmers are so cross about it. Is this the death knell for the family farm, as the NFU claims? Or is this a long overdue intervention to end decades of wealthy people investing in farmland to avoid paying inheritance tax? And then there is the acceleration of the phasing out of basic farm payments, and the increase in the minimum wage. The anger in parts of rural Britain is palpable, but is it justified? Presenter – Charlotte Smith Producer – Beatrice Fenton for BBC Audio Bristol