British farmers ready for biggest-ever protest as Clarkson joins despite injury
Over 20k farmers plan to gather near Parliament to oppose new inheritance tax rules Next month‚ while dealing with back pain **Jeremy Clarkson** wants to support the protest despite his injury
Jeremy Clarkson plans to join a huge farmer gathering despite having back troubles: “Im barely moveable but ill get there somehow“. The protest scheduled for tomorrow expects about 20-thousand farmers near Parliament
The demonstration targets new tax rules (which start in 04-26) that would make farm estates worth over 1-mil pounds pay 20% when passed to kids. Daniel Zeichner farming minister tried to ease tensions saying: “Most farms wont be affected“ but his words made things worse
Tim Taylor from Pro Farmers United doesnt like the ministers approach: “We are not calming down we are escalating big-time“. Some farmers even talk about food-supply strikes but NFU leaders want to keep protests legal — they know public support might drop if stores get empty
Public opinion shows strong backing for farmers:
* 57% want farms exempt from inheritance tax
* 80% think farmers help the country
* Only 5% say politicians respect farmers enough
Last year similar protests in Netherlands and France worked well — over 2-thousand tractors blocked roads in Netherlands while French farmers made their president change his mind about green rules. British farmers hope their presence will be enough but some are ready for bigger actions if needed
