John Fryett
johnfryett.bsky.social
John Fryett
@johnfryett.bsky.social
Husband, dad, grandad and dog father. Ex-headteacher enjoying retirement.
A worthwhile listen to understand what the @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social bill is and also what it isn’t.
Ahead of Friday’s vote on assisted dying, our Rest Is Politics LEADING guest is Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the bill, with a deep dive on the issues, plus we talk about the murder of her sister Jo Cox, why Parliament needs to change its ways and much more alastaircampbell.org/2024/11/109-...
109. Is it time to legalise assisted dying? (Kim Leadbeater)
Should assisted dying be legalised? How did the murder of her sister, Jo Cox, impact British politics? Why is the job of an MP so difficult? Rory and Alastair are joined by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater to...
alastaircampbell.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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The campaign against Labour’s planned changes to inheritance tax for wealthy farmers and landowners risks backfiring, amid a deluge of statistical manipulation and unsympathetic spokespeople

My latest on the farming row for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field One of the baleful dimensions of our times is the way that the conversation about what constitutes the good society is framed by the…
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November 17, 2024 at 7:12 AM