The farmers' demonstration was best summed up in two images: real tractors being driven by farmers around Parliament Square, and beside them a collection of toy tractors being peddled around by their children. They illustrated the essence of the farmers' argument: there is a deep-seated cultural expectation that they will pass on their farm to the next generation.
It is not just a business, but an identity, a belonging, a geographical rootedness, and the prospect of not being able to pass it on generates huge anger and emotion.
Contested notions of fairness are so often central to the most contentious political arguments, and this one is no different. The government argues existing inheritance tax isn't fair or sustainable.
As a reporter, I love covering protests and marches at Westminster. They are an essential megaphone in the never-ending conversation of our democracy.
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