Rachel Reeves has to realise she can’t plough on with the farm tax | Phillip Inman

The chancellor's attempt to get rich landowners to pay their fair share was correct in principle. But this measure has missed the mark

Rachel Reeves needs to rid herself of troublesome farmers. It's become obvious, if it wasn't at the time of the budget, that they are not going to go away.

Their shouts of protest are getting louder and the petition against proposals to tax inherited farms is growing longer.