Laura Bannister is Senior Adviser on EU-UK Trade at the Trade Justice Movement. The Trade Justice Movement is a coalition of sixty civil society organisations calling for trade rules that work for people and planet.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy the EU’s request for a level playing field is in all our interests
The UK’s current negotiating mandate for EU trade puts workers’ rights at risk, hinders efforts to tackle climate...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThreat to our digital rights revealed in US-UK trade talks leak
Leaked records of US-UK trade negotiations suggest the US is targeting our digital rights – and the UK seems...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan an ‘open relationship’ work after a UK/EU divorce?
Beyond Deal or No Deal lurks the ‘future relationship’, which is likely to contain a trade agreement. In terms of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCustoms union leaves everything to play for on trade justice
A customs union would still allow the UK to negotiate new trade deals covering large chunks of the economy – so it’s...