Tag Archives: TTIP

The worst of all worlds?

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ianchisnall

According to David Owen speaking in the last few hours, we need to leave the EU in order to protect the NHS from TTIP. This seems perverse logic at its most extreme as TTIP is still being discussed with the … Continue reading →

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Equal votes for all

Posted on May 23, 2015 by ianchisnall

The news from Northern Ireland has impacted observers in a number of ways. However one of the lessons that could be drawn is that in Northern Ireland, the Political Parties are prepared to trust their constituents with contentious issues, or … Continue reading →

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Can we make trade work?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

In just over 6 weeks all of us who are entitled to do so will have voted in the European Elections or chosen to abstain. There is a great deal at stake and one of the issues that I wrote … Continue reading →

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EC public consultation on TTIP

Posted on April 1, 2014 by ianchisnall

Thursdays announcement that the European Commission was to hold a consultation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is something of a wake up call. According to this website “Since June 2013 the Commission has held three rounds of stakeholder … Continue reading →

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