When you’re in a hole, stop digging. These words of wisdom are yet to be heeded by the bright young things in Downing Street, who appear to be ploughing on manfully with plans to slap inheritance tax on family farms. Yet despite all the state-sponsored spinning, the public seems to be increasingly turning against Labour on this issue.
According to a poll conducted by Freshwater Strategy for The Spectator, a majority – 53 per cent – of voters oppose Labour’s change to inheritance tax, with barely a quarter (27 per cent) backing the move. One in three Brits (36 per cent) say the announcement makes them more likely to vote for another party, with just 15 per cent claiming it would make them ‘more’ likely to vote Labour. The poll of 1,011 UK adults was conducted between 28 and 29 November.
More than two-thirds of UK citizens (68 per cent) moreover believe that the National Farmers’ Union is the ‘most credible source of information’ on the issue.
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