Defeat this deal
But the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being negotiated between the US and the EU puts this principle under serious threat.
This trade deal aims to set up a secretive ‘court’ in which multinational companies can sue governments if they think a law might harm their profits.
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Hide AdFor example, a tobacco company is currently using a similar court to sue the Australian government for billions of pounds because Australia introduced plain packaging for cigarettes. It’s also suing Uruguay for simply putting a health warning on cigarette packets there.
I want the UK Government to be able make laws to protect the people of this country, which is why I’ve joined the World Development Movement’s campaign to stop the deal.
Carol Allen
Chestnut Court
Sea Road
Littlehampton
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