Jeremy Corbyn: I Would Kill TTIP

[eridani]

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/02/jeremy-corbyn-i-would-kill-ttip

"Many people are concerned rightly that it could open up public services to further privatization—and make privatization effectively irreversible," he added. "Others are concerned about any potential watering down of consumer rights, food safety standards, rights at work or environmental protections, and the facility for corporations to sue national governments if regulations impinged on their profits," he said, referring to ISDS tribunals.

He also referenced French President François Hollande's signaling his opposition to the deal last month, adding, "So today we give this pledge, as it stands, we too would reject TTIP—and veto it in Government."

Corbyn's promise to reject the TTIP comes amidst plummeting support for the deal in Germany and the U.S. as well, and follows a leak by Greenpeace of the deal's negotiating text showing that it amounts to "a huge transfer of power from people to big business."

According to Nick Dearden, director of the UK-based social justice organization Global Justice Now, "It's not surprising that Jeremy Corbyn has come out against TTIP when the toxic trade deal would have so many terrible consequences for consumer protections, labour rights and the environment."

[bjo59]

1. One of the reasons why the UK media outlets, along with the Labor Party leadership and

other sundry corporatists make it their business to marginalize and dismiss Corbyn just like the their counterparts do here in the U.S. The people elected Corbyn as leader of the Labor Party despite the all out assault by said parties during the lead up to their election. Our political system makes it easier for the usual suspects in this country to undermine Bernie. I hope he manages to overcome them like Corbyn did!