British farming is in a grim state and Labour’s new measures will only make it worse | Tom Fairfax

Labour has announced a number of new measures aimed at farmers, including dropping the inheritance tax exemption that many have enjoyed.

This is a drastic shift for an already strained sector and has sparked heated debate among farmers I know.

But one thing has been missing: an understanding of farming and the pressures it faces.

The modern UK farming industry has been shaped by decades of government policy.