President Obama Pushes Toxic TTIP Deal During UK Visit

According to the British NGO, War on Want, the real reason why Obama wants Britain to stay in the EU is to impose the TTIP deal on Europe They warn that the US President is currently in the UK to force the “toxic” Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal on Britain, a move which would allow US firms to demolish the state health system and more… Obama penned an opinion column in Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper where among other things he outlined why he believes Britain should remain in the European Union (EU). RT reports: The British NGO has branded Obama’s official visit as the forward edge in an imperialist-style fight to make sure the UK, and Europe more broadly, accept the principles of TTIP. Critics of the plan say the negotiations have largely been carried out in a secretive and undemocratic way and TTIP would effectively crack open Europe for big US firms by removing a range of regulations. They fear that private data, public services, food safety standards and even democracy itself could be threatened by the unaccountable power of big US capital. War on Want said the deal is meeting with widespread resistance across the continent, with [...]