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Semantics, but we weren’t arguing about whether they were big enough to headline, we were arguing about if they were a ‘weak’ booking. 

I half get why the farmers are pissed off - they want to pass their family businesses down to the next generation, etc, etc - but isn't that the case for all family owned businesses, not just farms?  Also, the fact that we are talking about estates that are £2-3m makes me feel they have lost a bit of perspective.  Either it's an argument against IHT altogether (though I'm sure they would support that too) or they pay the damn tax (or work out a way of passing it down early) - having a special rule for farms seems a bit crazy in the first place.

Not looking good for anyone who hoped for Macca. (Like me.)

I think that last paragraph is a massively poor argument