PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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An ‘economic Nato’ exposed
Gordon Parsons reviews TTIP: The Truth About the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, by Ferdi De Ville and Gabriel Siles-Brugge (Polity, £12.99)
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
TTIP — the plan for an all-encompassing EU-US trade agreement with massive implications for the power of governments to control their social policies domestically — has barely impinged on public awareness.
That’s why this pithy analysis of this dangerous attempt by business and investment interests to impose substantial control over democratic decision-making is so invaluable in presenting the facts objectively.
Where trade policy is normally concealed behind inherently boring detail, growing controversies around TTIP have repoliticised trade issues, revealing how they affect everyday life and public welfare.
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