Opinion – Page 55

  • Opinion

    Trade deal downside

    1998-06-28T00:00:00Z

    The article entitled Trading Places concerning the US-EU transatlantic free trade agreement, omitted to mention the huge democratic implications of this agreement. Ordinary people will experience the ‘reduction in trade barriers’ and ‘regulatory harmonisation’ as a reduction of protections in a range of areas, including in the environmental and labour ...