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Liam Fox reneges on promise to hold parliamentary debate on controversial trade deal

Trade

A full parliamentary debate on a controversial trade deal between the EU and Canada will now not be happening, despite assurances in October from Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox that it would.

Why a May-Trump trade deal should ring all kinds of alarm bells

Trade

Commenting ahead of the meeting between Theresa May and Donald Trump on Friday where they are expected to discuss a possible trade deal between the UK and the US, Nick Dearden the director of Global Justice Now said:

New research shows Scotland’s wealth shockingly dwarfed by multinational companies

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Research from social justice campaign organisation Global Justice Now has exposed the scandal of the 10 biggest corporations in the world making more money than most countries combined. 

In addition, research released today that focuses on Scotland shows that:

Theresa May's Brexit speech shows the UK being turned into an insular, jingoistic nation

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Responding to prime minister Theresa May's speech being delivered today on Brexit, Jean Blaylock the policy officer for Global Justice Now said:

Corbyn's Brexit speech & why progressive politicans MUST challenge false migration narratives

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Responding to Jeremy Corbyn's speech on Brexit today, Nick Dearden the director of campaign group Global Justice Now said:

Billions of aid money to go through DfID’s private equity arm following parliament vote

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MPs have today voted in favour of a controversial bill that development campaigners say would effectively privatise huge amounts of the UK’s overseas aid budget.

The Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill will enable DfID to quadruple the amount of money it channels through its private equity arm, the CDC group, from £1.5 billion to £6 billion. The bill would also allow the limit to raise to £12 billion without the need for further primary regulation.

MPs vote tomorrow on private equity arm taking billions more of the UK aid budget

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MPs are set to vote tomorrow on a controversial bill that development campaigners say would effectively privatise huge amounts of the UK’s overseas aid budget. The Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill would enable DfID to quadruple the amount of money it channels through its private equity arm, the CDC group, from £1.5 billion to £6 billion.. The bill would also allow the limit to raise to £12 billion without the need for further primary regulation.

Campaigners challenge government to support small farmers after Brexit

Food

The new report, published by Global Justice Now and the New Economics Foundation, argues that coming out of CAP after Brexit presents an opportunity to overhaul the system of subsidies in a way that not only saves the taxpayer £1.1 billion, but also ensures that public money is used for public goods like fighting climate change, restoring the environment, revitalising local economies and creating new jobs in the UK food system.

Andrea Leadsom is wrong - unfair subsidies, not red tape are the biggest farming problem

Food

Responding to Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom's speech at the Oxford Farming Conference on 'Ambition for food and farming industry', NIck Dearden the director of Global Justice Now said:

DfID Accused Of ‘Inviting Scandal’ With Plans To Quadruple Private Equity Aid Arm

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Aid campaigners have accused DfID and the government of ‘inviting scandal’ by trying to divert billions of pounds more of UK aid money through its private equity arm despite repeated criticisms that it hasn’t been able to demonstrate its development impact. The accusations are made in a new briefing that has been submitted to members of the Bill Committee who are currently considering the government plans.

Theresa May attending summit to 'turbo charge' trade with Gulf states

Trade

This confirms our fears that Britain’s post-Brexit foreign policy will be modelled on putting the narrow self-interest of big business ahead of decent jobs, human rights, environmental protection or building a fair society here in Britain. The delusions of empire on which the government is basing its rhetoric is simply disguising the fact that most people in Britain didn’t vote for policies like this.

Dreaming of Empire? UK foreign policy post-Brexit

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A new briefing outlines a gradually emerging picture of what kind of policies the current government is likely to pursue in a post-Brexit world, gleaned from a series of speeches, interviews and meetings of senior political and military figures.
 

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