UK Is Now "At The Front Of The Queue" As America Rushes To Pass A Trade Deal

[CretinWatcher]

You have claimed this before, TTIP explicitly rules out state controlled services like the NHS.

That's the agreement with the EU, what's the betting that "our" TTIP will be considerably less restrictive?

[stek]

......to be shafted by the Septics.

[minestrone]

That's the agreement with the EU, what's the betting that "our" TTIP will be considerably less restrictive?

You and I have always agreed the NHS needs a good dose of the private sector.

[DaveB]

You have claimed this before, TTIP explicitly rules out state controlled services like the NHS.

TTIP doesn't explicitly rule out anything at the moment as the wording is still under negotiation and has yet to be published.

The EU (you know, the one we are in the process of leaving) Commission *wants* to include specific provisions for state funded services such as the NHS, but that is no guarantee that it will.

https://fullfact.org/europe/does-tti...atisation-nhs/

[Mordac]

I thought we were at the back and no one would do a deal blah blah tulipe.

It will be a lot easier to do a deal with us than reach agreement with the EU, although Owl is correct in pointing out we need to see the terms.

This is politics - everything you see and hear is bluster and bulltulipe until you see the final result - which as pointed out, needs to be good for both sides, not just them.

[minestrone]

TTIP doesn't explicitly rule out anything at the moment as the wording is still under negotiation and has yet to be published.

The EU (you know, the one we are in the process of leaving) Commission *wants* to include specific provisions for state funded services such as the NHS, but that is no guarantee that it will.

https://fullfact.org/europe/does-tti...atisation-nhs/

EU negotiating texts in TTIP - Trade - European Commission

[Mordac]

You and I have always agreed the NHS needs a good dose of reality.

FTFY

[DaveB]

EU negotiating texts in TTIP - Trade - European Commission

Yes, like I said, they are negotiating texts, not the final wording. Anything in there is up for negotiation and may be modified or removed.

[minestrone]

Yes, like I said, they are negotiating texts, not the final wording. Anything in there is up for negotiation and may be modified or removed.

that's kind of a moot point but anyway you said "wording is still under negotiation and has yet to be published." when quite clearly the wording has been published and the guarantees are there.

[darmstadt]

What about the capital markets union: https://infacts.org/uk-likely-miss-g...pital-market/? That would have been a feather in the hat of the City...