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@BrexitNe @BBCPolitics @BBCRealityCheck You like the truth and you support Johnson? That is a deep streak of self-loathing.

@reformparty_uk "sold-out". Legitimate political parties don't try and turn a profit for their membership.

Reform UK were pleased to announce the defection of two North Ayrshire Councillors at our sold-out Perth conference! We are the future of Scottish politics. ➡️ reformparty.uk/join scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/…

@Otto_English It's Atlanta. There is an advert for Vine City Walmart. It's a MARTA train.

This is not the London underground

@RichardADu30099 @MrJamesMay Americans pay land tax annually. There is no land tax in the UK.

Thank you for your responses. It’s as I suspected. How about: generational farms can be IHT exempt in the interest of domestic carrots etc. But if a succeeding generation stops farming or sells the land for development, they can be shafted the same as the rest of us. Too naive?

@afneil 75 year olds are not really their target demographic.

What are you selling? Daft clothes? Do you no longer sell cars? You must already sniff the smell of disaster with this “campaign”. What was the agency?

@juedrops73 @actonblue @Otto_English Without Brexit, this IHT change would not have come in.

@actonblue @Otto_English Yes I did vote for Brexit and it’s had no affect whatsoever on my life. It obviously has affected more than your life as you’re still banging on about it 8 years later. Rather sad if you ask me.

The protestors today want you to call it "the tractor tax." In fact, farmers pay no road tax, and as they come into London, they'll pay no ULEZ and no congestion charge either. Exempt. This is not about tractors. It's about inheritance tax.

@DarrylMcGarvey @DaleVince The same argument can be made for any small family business. Why are farmers deserving of special treatment other families don't get?

@DaleVince Because for farmers, the land is the asset on which they make their living? It's not cash, it's not a home. It's a business asset. They work long hours, 7 days a week, not taking holidays to eke out an existence from the land.

Still unclear to me why farmers should be treated differently to everybody else when it comes to tax…

@JoolsJuevans @fleetstreetfox Parents should have life insurance. Arranging cover for IHT is not expensive at dependent kids ages.

@fleetstreetfox And what if he dies when he's forty like my dad did? I love how you all seem to think we know exactly the point the grim reaper calls.

No reporter seems to have yet found an 80-year-old farmer who still owns their own land and has children to pass it on to. Maybe that's because most family farmers pass it on in their 60s, and die after any IHT is due? It's a tax only paid by people who don't trust their children. All this 'I want to pass it on', clearly you don't.

@BenHouchen "The bill for civil servants increased by £8bn in the last 5 years". Conservative Government in action.

🇬🇧BACK OUR BRITISH FARMERS 🚜 🇬🇧 This cruel raid on the hard working British farmers does little for public services. The £500m this raises is 1 day of funding for the NHS. The bill for civil servants increased by £8bn in the last 5 years I hope the Govt correct their mistake

@MAMentoring @SueSuezep @BrianBronktie @book_mell No hint of Labour talking about avoiding it before the election. evelyn.com/insights-and-e…

@SouthernPansy @SueSuezep @BrianBronktie @book_mell All sides were talking about it, and what do these do? Break the promises they made and done the things they said they wouldn't

Lady farmer on LBC has a farm worth £10million and is very very angry about having to contribute by way of inheritance tax Yes that's £10 million.....

@MAMentoring @SueSuezep @BrianBronktie @book_mell They being the party that catastrophically lost?

@SouthernPansy @SueSuezep @BrianBronktie @book_mell Which is abhorrent, it's a horrendous Tax that just before the election they were talking about scrapping

@MAMentoring @SueSuezep @BrianBronktie @book_mell Just like everybody else then. Except at half the rate everyone else pays IHT.

@SueSuezep @BrianBronktie @book_mell You obviously don't understand how that can pretty quickly be filtered down as people die and pay inheritance TAX, it doesn't mean they may have the money to cover it, many will have to sell bits of their land or farm each time

I think I know who Pearson’s barrister is and he has considerable form in the ‘getting it badly wrong’ department. If the gentleman would like to step forward and identify himself, I would happily defend this statement

@dave43law @AnthonyMGoodwin Reform have lots to offer. To Farage's bank account.

@AnthonyMGoodwin The desperation of Reform to attack and smear when they have nothing to offer - and believe me Reform having nothing to offer is a full time occupation. Actually so's losing byelections

Interesting position IF the tweet identified by the Guardian is correct Badenoch is defending a tweet - with possible hate speech - wrongly identified event - retweeted from a 'dubious account' - retweeted from one of the Southport riot accounts Misinformation not free speech

@reformexposed 16% turnout.

Top Grade Deception by Paul Gent of Reform UK He was elected as an Independent Parish Councillor yesterday in Pinxton, Derbyshire. Today he's 'come out' as Reform UK.

@MarSavvy1 @dave43law It's a parish council. It has no bearing on a local election let alone the national political scene.

@dave43law Either way, Labour are not wanted, and it’s taken a few months for people to realise, reform have momentum. You may not like it, you will try to deny it, but the evidence is there they’re gaining votes in every constituency.

This has to be against Electoral law Stands as an Independent yesterday and gets elected but will sit as a Reform councillor - was already an active Reform member

@Lord_Woodsy @Smudgeboy99 @JamesMelville This place is so infested with bots and propagandists that there is little to engage with. And if you are not going to be engaged with honestly, why would I spend my free time here?

I agree with your perspective. The main point I was trying to convey is that many individuals are gravitating towards alternative platforms due to their struggles in confronting opposing viewpoints. Instead of engaging with challenging counterarguments, they find comfort in staying within their echo chambers, where their beliefs are constantly reinforced. This tendency creates an environment where they feel validated without having to confront differing opinions. A case in point is Getter, which has attracted users looking for a space that aligns with their views. However, I believe that over time, these individuals will eventually return to mainstream platforms, as the allure of broader discussions and diverse perspectives often outweighs the temporary satisfaction of staying in a sheltered online environment.

Flouncing off a social media platform because an election didn’t go their way is hilariously immature. A total lack of emotional intelligence. Some people just want to live in a tribalism echo chamber and throw their toys out of the pram at anyone who has different opinions. Debating and listening to different opinions is healthy. We can learn from alternative ideas and viewpoints. But for some, any different opinions results in purging those who think differently, even if it’s on just one issue. Utterly pathetic.

@Lord_Woodsy @JamesMelville Free speech surely means the freedom to speak where you want. You may be free to spout bile and gibberish, but I am equally free to decide that you have nothing worthwhile to say and to choose another platform. Nothing in free speech compels anyone to listen to you.

@JamesMelville It’s clear that they have little regard for the principle of free speech, James. It’s truly disappointing and somewhat pathetic to see such a lack of commitment to open dialogue and the exchange of differing viewpoints.

@JamesMelville Once upon a time is someone was an abusive cock, you could report them, block them, and never think of them again. Now we are overrun with obnoxious imbeciles incapable of holding a civil conversation. People are choosing to spend time in a place than encourages decency.

@AccountableRep @peterjukes 3/4 states have to ratify, even if you get needing 2/3 of the votes of both houses. Trump does not have those numbers.

@peterjukes All it takes for Trump (or any RW replacement, like Vance) to run for a 3rd+ term is an Amendment to the Constitution. While they dominate the House and Senate, what are the chances we'll have a 28th Amendment for that purpose?

Trump is such a unique character. Does the fact he can’t run again mean that Republicans will start to rebel? Will his second term end up more like the chaos of the Tories under Johnson, Truss and Sunak?