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Published on: 25 October 2018

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While the media focus on the withdrawal deal, City lobbyists are working to set the agenda of the future EU-UK trade...
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Lipstick on the TTIP pig

Published on: 21 September 2015

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Corbyn seems less inclined to buy the 'compromises' that TTIP negotiators are selling - which campaigners have...
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EU-US Free Trade and the risks to the NHS

Published on: 7 October 2013

Written by: Gus Fagan All articles by Gus Fagan

The US government shutdown has postponed further EU-US Free Trade talks due this week, but these corporate attempts...
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Cigarette packaging and international trade - a warning

Published on: 31 July 2013

Written by: Linda Kaucher All articles by Linda Kaucher

The government's failure to implement the plain cigarette packaging legislations in the UK reveals a much larger...
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Free Trade, 'Trade Creep' and the Risks to our Public Health

Published on: 16 May 2013

Written by: Meri Koivusalo All articles by Meri Koivusalo

Trade agreements are not based on natural laws or inevitable necessities, but represent political values and choices...
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Lord Owen condemns “conspiracy of silence” on the EU-US trade deal

Published on: 16 May 2013

Written by: David Owen All articles by David Owen

Introducing his revised NHS bill, Lord Owen calls today for transparency from Prime Minister David Cameron over the...

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