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North East Scotland tractor rally sends 'emphatic' message that farmers will 'not give in' over family farm tax

"Labour's tax will finish the majority of family farms if it is left unchanged"

Chris Brayford
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Aberdeenshire farmer Scott Campbell said: "We need to keep the public on our side. The public are our biggest customer. We need to work with them to lobby this Labour Government."
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Aberdeenshire farmer Scott Campbell said: "We need to keep the public on our side. The public are our biggest customer. We need to work with them to lobby this Labour Government."

Nearly 200 Scottish farmers have sent a powerful message to Prime Minister that the industry will keep on fighting over the family farm tax during a tractor rally. Organised by the North East branch...

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