The TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a trade deal that the EU is making with the US.
It's explained here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30493297
It will affect us in the UK as we are EU members.
Here's some ways in which it may affect us:
www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/what-is-ttip-and-six-reasons-why-the-answer-should-scare-you-9779688.html
Many people throughout Europe have been protesting against TTIP for several years now
www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-protests-germany-idUSKBN0N90LO20150418
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36120560
Many groups in this country are concerned about TTIp. Greenpeace is worried about some of its potential affects
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36185746
Lord Owen who has spent his political career promoting the EU has said that we should leave the EU to avoid the damage that he feels will be caused to it by TTIP
www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/06/brexit-is-necessary-to-protect-nhs-from-ttip-says-david-owen
The Nobel prize-winning economist Stilglitz shares Lord Owen's concerns and also thinks we may be better off leaving the EU to avoid TTIP
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eu-referendum-joseph-stiglitz-ttip-labour-transatlantic-trade-investment-partnership-a6907806.html
So far, the Government has not exempted the NHS from TTIP.
www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/13/unite-says-government-is-reluctant-to-exempt-nhs-from-ttip
The Government is running out of time to exempt TTIP as Obama wants the deal sealed before his presidency end at the end of the year.
Cameron may yet decide to exempt the NHS from the TTIP closer to the EU referendum as a sweetener to get people to vote to remain in the EU. If he does so we will have to consider whether this is a promise he will actually keep if we vote to stay in, or whether he'll do what he did after the Scottish referendums - make promises than change his mind.
The only safe way to avoid TTIP is to LEAVE the EU.
Outside the EU, and no longer an EU member we escape TTIP.
And once we have left the EU to avoid TTIP there' no danger of Cameron negotiating another UK/US version of TTIP in the few years he has left running the Government as, according to Obama we in the UK will be at the back of the queue for any deal trade deals with the US.
So, I think the safest thing to do is to Leave the EU, escape TTIP and save our public services and NHS.
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TTIP - The trade deal between the EU and the US, Should we heed the concerns?
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