My family has grown Britain’s food for 140 years. Here’s what politicians don’t understand about farming | Clare Wise https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/27/britain-farming-family-farm-inheritance-tax Clare Wise (farmer) says: "My family has grown Britain’s food for 140 years." So Clare will be aware that: In 1986-87, there were four higher rates of inheritance tax at 45%, 50%, 55% and 60%. With a threshold of £55,000. Which the farming Wise family survived.