We’ve had some amazing feedback on the latest video and I feel really grateful to you for sharing it.
Having spent a long time in the comments, learning from new points of view, (and ignoring the more spiteful ones) I’m coming to a simple conclusion about a big difference.
Most see land as a financial asset, that can be used for profit and leverage.
Farmers like my mum, see it as a natural resource we need to preserve and protect.
The truth is: Land is living.
It’s not a house – where you lock the door, kill the spiders, and shut out the world.
Farmland is truly a home for anything that passes it;
If we’re keen on our countryside… On green grass, tall trees, and wildlife – then it means there’s a responsibility for anyone in charge of the land, to manage it with care, in a way that nurtures the life it’s designed to support.
That’s the farming way. A bond. A relationship.
The fact there’s a history, and generational pull to the land is the primary reason farmers do what they do and muster the courage to stay farming, because no one in their right mind would work so hard in a job that pays so little. It’s rooted deeper than money.
That’s how I truly feel, this is not a rich group that’s unhappy about paying tax.
It’s the only group that’s qualified, working to protect their grandfathers life’s work and our countryside from the alternative – an alternative that believes land exists for leverage and profit.
If you haven’t watched it yet, then the latest video is here.
It’s also on X here:
"I just don’t understand... if farming is such hard work with very little return, why farmers are so keen to continue farming?"
— Rufus (@rufusdenne) November 22, 2024
My response... which is also why I believe this #FamilyFarmTax will have an impact on the whole country.
New video @FlankFarm pic.twitter.com/GQZb1GWhIk
Thanks so much for all of your support, Ru