Great news. It looks like the EU is wavering on TTIP - the dodgy EU-US trade deal. Jean-Claude Juncker, who’s due to start a new job as the new EU Commission President, is hinting that ISDS could be removed. Thats the bit of the deal that allows corporations like McDonalds or Marlboro to sue our government. [1] This is one of the worst parts of TTIP - getting rid of it could help us see off the whole deal. But there’s a problem: our government is lobbying to keep it in. [2] Right now, we need to show that the UK government isn’t speaking for us, the people of the UK. Thousands of us have already written to the EU to tell them that ISDS should be dropped. And it looks like it’s finally sinking in - so let’s not let our government undo our hard work. If enough of us email Juncker directly, we can make sure were impossible to ignore. He won’t be used to this many ordinary people getting in touch! Can you email him today? https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/email-juncker The deal was locked behind closed doors - only politicians and big businesses were supposed to hear about it. Together, we’ve changed that. We’ve signed petitions, we’ve spread the word about TTIP in our communities and we’ve put it firmly on the agenda of our MEPs. [3] And its paying off. As the new EU Commission President comes into office, we can show him that he can stop hinting - we’ll support him removing ISDS from the deal. If we flood his inbox now, he’ll be left in no doubt that the idea of McDonalds or Marlboro suing our government is a no go area. Please can you email Jean Claude Juncker right now? There’s already some suggested words, so it’ll only take a minute or two: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/email-juncker
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:46:09 +0000
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