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THE European Commission tried to put a new gloss on an unpopular trade deal yesterday with a second rejig of pro-capitalist dispute mechanisms.
EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom unveiled the latest proposals for the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism, which has threatened to scupper the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
TTIP is currently being negotiated in secret between shadowy European and US bureaucrats.
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
