FTA’s Trailer of Truth heads to Clarkson’s Farm
© Farmers to Action A nationwide farming protest tour, dubbed the Trailer of Truth, is rolling into Jeremy Clarkson’s Oxfordshire holding, Diddly Squat Farm, tomorrow.
It is part of a growing grassroots campaign to push back against Labour’s proposed inheritance tax (IHT) reforms.
Organised by Farmers To Action (FTA) and backed by six grassroots farming groups, the travelling trailer has been making its way across the country since setting off from Cornwall on 3 September.
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It has collected dozens of signatures and messages from concerned farmers and members of the public along the way.
One of the most poignant slogans already written on the trailer reads: “Undervalued alive, overvalued dead!”
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This is a reference to the IHT burden many in the industry fear will destroy family farms, if Labour introduces the policy as planned from April 2026.
The FTA’s Kathleen Renner says Diddly Squat Farm is a key stop along the route.
“The shop there has been really supportive – and it’s got decent footfall,” she said.
“We’re hoping to get a lot more signatures and raise awareness while we’re there.
We’ve even potentially got Sky News coming to speak to one of our farmers.”
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Liverpool date
The trailer visits Thame Market today, Diddly Squat Farm from 9.30am tomorrow, and Longstock Rally on Sunday.
It then travels through Salisbury, Sussex, Kent, and London before heading to locations across the North and its final stop: the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on 28 September.
It will converge with two other trailers from Scotland and Wales outside the ACC Liverpool conference venue, where a mass rally is planned.
Shadow farming minister Robbie Moore, Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley, and Kevin Hollinrake, Conservative MP for Thirsk and Malton, will be visiting their local marts to welcome the Trailer of Truth when visits their regions.
Mr Moore said: “Farmers are being hammered by this government – from inheritance tax changes to the uncertainty surrounding the SFI and damaging trade deals.
“The Trailer of Truth is a vital campaign raising awareness nationwide, and I’m looking forward to supporting the Darlington leg.
“We must keep the pressure on Labour to change course. Failure isn’t an option.”
Written messages collected from people along the route will be delivered to Labour MPs at the conference.
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Ms Renner said the idea for the trailer came from a conversation between two FTA members in a pub.
“They were just talking about the situation and came up with this idea of truth over lies. There have been so many empty promises from Labour,” she said.
She referenced a quote from Sir Keir Starmer’s speech to NFU Conference in 2023: “Losing a farm is not like losing any other business – it can’t come back.”
Ms Renner said: “How ironic that sounds now. His government is pushing policies that could finish off family farms for good.”
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The campaign’s broader message – “Truth over spin. Accountability over excuses” – is resonating with the public, she said.
“The best thing to come out of this is unity. That’s pretty rare in farming. Working together, we’re more powerful.”
The campaign is also highlighting the struggle of farmers to get a fair price for their produce from the retailers.
Treasury view contested
Treasury minister James Murray insists that the government’s plans to introduce a 20% tax on inherited agricultural assets from April 2026 is “fair and sustainable” and will affect only about 500 farm businesses a year, according to HMRC data.
But these figures are hotly disputed by the NFU, the Country Land and Business Assocation, the Central Association for Agricultural Valuers and others.
They argue the true impact will be far wider – particularly on family-run farms that rely on passing land and assets down through generations to remain viable.