David Lawrence is Senior Political Adviser at the Trade Justice Movement, a UK coalition of seventy civil society organisations, calling for trade rules that work for people and planet. He tweets at @dc_lawrence.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Australia trade deal makes a mockery of the UK’s climate ambition
The UK must urgently put the brakes on any deal that doesn’t align with its legally binding climate targets
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy May's "Net Zero" commitment won't survive her successor's trade policy
This week the Prime Minister committed the UK to "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050. But the "independent trade"...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTheresa May is treating parliament like she’s a freewheeling PM of the 1920s
When it comes to Brexit and trade deals, MPs only get a say at the last minute. Our outdated system of treaty...