trade
Labour mustn’t fall for the jobs fallacy – TTIP is a threat to democracy
The EU-US trade deal could lock in free market reforms and prevent a future government being able to reverse the privatisation of public services.
Four reasons Britain should stay in the EU
As a Daily Express poll shows a large number of Britons in favour of a referendum on EU membership, we outline the case for Britain remaining in Europe.
Fairtrade: An entrepreneurial, responsible private sector is key to sustainable growth
At the end of Fairtrade Fortnight, shadow international development minister Tony Cunningham writes about the moral, and economic, importance of fair trade.
Positive trade figures undermine Osborne’s claim that Eurozone is to blame for negative growth
Will Straw explores the release of the UK's trade figures today, and asks what they mean for the chancellor's claim that the Eurozone is to blame for our shrinking GDP.
Secret trade agreement places western profit over global welfare
A little-known trade agreement due to be signed in Japan this weekend stands to wreck access to crucial drugs for […]
The disappearing boost from trade
Today’s trade figures show picture is far less positive than previously; the export boost to growth has faded away, writes IPPR’s Tony Dolphin.