Clickbait. Everybody got their autograph and selfie, the passage to the hotel was kept free for guests, and I still got to the airport on time. One man, no security. Handled. What’s your problem ?
A farmer dies in April 2026.
His son inherits the farm. The farm has been in the family since 1847.
The farm consists of: 300 acres of grazing pasture, a farmhouse built in 1892, a barn, a milking parlour, two tractors of varying ages, a Land Rover that runs about 70% of the time, and a herd of 180 Hereford-cross cattle.
On paper, the farm is worth approximately £3.2 million. This is because land near him has been bought recently by a London hedge fund looking for carbon credits, which has dragged the comparable value of every field within forty miles upward to a number nobody local can justify.
In cash, the farm produces a profit of about £28,000 a year in a good year. In a bad year it loses money. The son also works as a fencing contractor three days a week to keep the operation viable.
The inheritance tax bill on a £3.2 million estate, even at the reduced 20% rate, comes to approximately £140,000 after the increased threshold is applied. The son does not have £140,000. The son has never had £140,000. The son has £4,200 in his current account and an overdraft.
The son sells 60 acres to a developer to pay the tax. The developer puts solar panels on the 60 acres. The remaining herd cannot be sustained on the reduced land. The herd is sold. The barn becomes a holiday let.
A different family eats Brazilian beef this Christmas without knowing why the price went up.
The Treasury collects £140,000.
The land never produces British food again.
After kicking five field goals for the Saints, Charlie Smyth was asked by a local reporter about it being a great year for sport in Northern Ireland, with Rory McIlroy's huge successes.
We loved his answer. 🇮🇪
📹New Orleans Saints
Derrick Henry scored a rushing touchdown with 12:50 left in the fourth quarter. The Ravens led 24-13.
HE NEVER TOUCHED THE BALL AGAIN AND THE RAVENS LOST!
John Harbaugh needs to be fired.
These are the TDs who voted for a motion that, if passed, would have led to a law that would decriminalise abortion up until birth.
SF voted for this. Something they won't want their northern voters to know.
We need compassion for the most vulnerable.
8 years ago UAE 🇦🇪 Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed warned the West of something very important
… and guess what … it’s sadly happening today
Prophecy of the UAE
‘We should try to detoxify the way we think of people who aren’t like us because diversity is our strength.’
Labour MP Lola McEvoy following the terror attack at Bondi Beach.
Seriously!? Only a few hours and gaslighting already. Regurgitating this mantra is blindly ideological.
RTE's coverage of the Sydney terror attack is remarkable. You get eight paragraphs in and suddenly the President of Israel is commenting. But no mention at all before that of why that might be the case. Appalling copywriting. Both morally and technically.
3 brilliant club provincial finals this weekend, standard won't be too far off some intercounty games
Barely a word about them.
And the split season critics complain about promoting the games
RTE don't even bother promoting their own product