Trade Issues
UK Climate and Trade Commission
The UK Climate and Trade Commission project from TJM and Queen Mary Uni are due to release their findings in December 2022 at an event in Parliament.
Scrutiny and transparency in UK trade policy-making
TRADE SCRUTINY: The UK needs proper democratic oversight of trade deals because they affect many areas of everyday life
Trade and climate change
Trade rules govern areas of the economy, from energy to transport to agriculture, that are at the heart of the climate change problem
Digital trade (e-commerce)
Analysis of the e-commerce trade agenda, and the risks for jobs and workers rights, power and wealth distribution and digital industrialisation.
Trade and international development
Trade rules must promote decent living standards and a healthy environment for all, not a global race to the bottom that exploits the world's poorest
Regulatory cooperation
Analysis of how alignment of regulation between countries is achieved through trade deals, and impacts on labour rights and environmental standards.
Trade and services
There has been consistent resistance to service trade agreements as some see them as corporate protection at the expense of the poor