7.30pm Wed 2nd May: ‘For richer, for poorer? Trade Justice after Brexit’ by Guy Taylor
Guy brought us up to date with the current situation. Our government is lining up new trade deals behind closed doors. Not even our members of parliament will be able to scrutinise them. There is particular concern that trade deals with India are likely to force India to accept tight intellectual property laws thereby making it too costly for them to continue replicating medicines at prices affordable to those who desperately need them around them world; there is fear that the US wants to privatise our NHS, and there is worry that talks are being held with regimes known for their human rights abuses. However more MPs are becoming aware of the situation and there is hope that amendments will be made to improve the Trade Bill.
