🤖 WEBINAR: Who gets to regulate Big Tech? Could a UK-US trade deal make it harder to regulate tech giants? Join us on 27 October, 3–4pm UK time, as Daniel Rangel presents findings from forthcoming TJM research. Register 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002944160...

Who gets to regulate Big Tech? The risks of a UK-US digital trade deal.

Could a UK-US digital trade deal limit the UK’s ability to regulate Big Tech and AI? Join us to explore the risks and what comes next.

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📬 Our latest newsletter is out! An oligarch used ISDS to challenge EU sanctions. Is the UK next? Plus: UK-US tech trade, Trump's trade deals, illegal Israeli settlements and the Global Days of Action to End ISDS. Read more here: mailchi.mp/b59a6d88da9e... Sign up to future editions: tjm.org.uk

ISDS is a clause in trade deals that lets corporations sue countries in secret 'corporate courts' over policies that threaten their profits – even when they protect people and planet. Join us on 15 October outside UK parliament to demand an end to ISDS: www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...

Good to see our call on the UK’s Digital Services Tax covered in @theregister.com. We joined @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social and 20+ orgs calling on the gov to resist US pressure to scrap the tax, strengthen it and protect the UK’s ability to set its own tax policy. www.theregister.com/public-secto...

The UK should not cave in to US pressure over its Digital Services Tax. We have joined @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social and 20+ civil society organisations calling on the government to strengthen, not scrap, the tax and protect the UK’s right to set its own tax policy. tjm.org.uk/dont-cave-in...

Don’t cave in to Trump on digital services tax say civil society leaders - Trade Justice Movement

Civil society organisations have written to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor urging the government to withstand pressure from President Trump and keep its Digital Services Tax (DST), ahead of Bur...

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ISDS lets corporations sue governments over policies that threaten profits – even when they protect people and the planet. Join us to paint a banner ahead of the Global Days of Action against ISDS. We’ll drop it from Westminster Bridge on 15 October. Register: secure.waronwant.org/page/199489/...

One year ago, the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal was presented as a huge prize. Our new briefing finds a wider pattern: three deals, little certainty and growing US pressure on UK policy. tjm.org.uk/one-year-on-...

One year on, the Tech Prosperity Deal has left UK more exposed to US pressure - Trade Justice Movement

One year after the UK and US announced their Technology Prosperity Deal, our new briefing finds that the UK’s approach to negotiating with Donald Trump has delivered little certainty while leaving key...

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Can trade rules tie Labour’s hands? At the Labour Conference, @thomaswills.bsky.social joins Liz McKean @waronwant.bsky.social & Martin Rhodes MP to discuss what trade & investment rules mean for Labour’s climate and economic security plans. 📅 28 Sept, 5-6pm 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/can-trade-...

Can trade rules tie Labour’s hands?

Join War on Want at Labour Party Conference for a panel discussion exploring how corporate courts could constrain Labour’s domestic agenda!

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UK-Turkey trade talks resume later this month. The current deal has no provisions on human or workers’ rights. The upgraded deal must change that: workers’ rights should be a condition of closer trade, backed by strong and enforceable protections. Our response 👇 tjm.org.uk/uk-turkey-tr...

UK-Turkey trade talks must deliver on workers’ rights - Trade Justice Movement

The UK and Turkey are moving closer to an upgraded trade agreement, with a sixth round of negotiations expected this autumn. As talks progress, the government is facing growing calls to ensure that co...

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The UK ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements is welcome, but long overdue. For years the UK recognised settlements as illegal while allowing trade that helped sustain them. TJM has long called for action. The measures must be comprehensive and enforceable. tjm.org.uk/uk-ban-on-tr...

UK ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements is long overdue - Trade Justice Movement

The Trade Justice Movement welcomes the UK government’s decision to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. Tom Wills, Director of the Trade Justice Movement,...

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As pressure for deep-sea mining grows, Pacific governments should be free to protect people and the environment without facing investor claims. New research from PANG shows how #ISDS could constrain that freedom, including through longstanding UK investment treaties. pang.org.fj/pacific-sove...

If the government stands behind its medicines deal with Trump, why is it doing everything possible to evade political and public scrutiny? Is it because they know potentially forking over BILLIONS from our NHS to big pharma would be deeply unpopular? www.thetimes.com/business/com...

Ministers refuse to reveal cost details of US-UK drugs trade deal

Government agreed to double spending on medicines for tariff exemptions on exports to the US but MPs want to know financial impact on NHS services

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📬 Our latest newsletter is out! Can Andy Burnham break with Starmer on trade and give Parliament and the public a meaningful say in how the UK responds to Trump? Plus: new TJM research on trade and climate, ISDS updates and much more. Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/f742c9b1d11c...

In an opinion piece for the Land and Climate Review, Director of @tradejusticemov.bsky.social Tom Wills argues that Investor-State Dispute Settlements are a major barrier to meaningful climate action. Read the full article: landclimate.org/isds-tjm/

Investment treaties are undermining climate leadership - Land and Climate Review

Outdated rules protect fossil fuel interests, and the UK and Netherlands appear hypocritical on the world stage, says Tom Wills.

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The UK–India trade deal comes into force today. It offers just 0.13% additional GDP in the long term, with weak protections for workers, human rights and the climate. Will Burnham continue this failed approach or choose trade deals that protect the public interest? tjm.org.uk/uk-india-tra...

UK-India trade deal repeats the same failed approach to trade policy - Trade Justice Movement

The UK-India Free Trade Agreement comes into force on 15 July 2026, more than four years after negotiations began. Four prime ministers later, Labour has delivered a deal essentially the same as the o...

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The UK-US trade agreements must be subject to proper parliamentary scrutiny. The Business and Trade Committee warns that UK-US trade commitments are being implemented in a way that “limits opportunities for parliamentary scrutiny”. committees.parliament.uk/publications...

The UK-US pharmaceuticals trade deal could cost the NHS in England £44.7bn by 2036 and lead to 229,000 excess deaths. Trade deals can have huge consequences for public health, public services and public money. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests

Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports

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Missed the London #ClimateActionWeek session on #ISDS and climate action? @thomaswills.bsky.social joined Eunjung Lee, Lise Johnson and Helena Norberg-Hodge to discuss how ISDS can protect fossil fuel investors and make a just transition harder. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KYM...

ISDS vs. The Climate: Removing barriers to a just transition - London Climate Action Week, June 24

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The public is up to the challenge of participating in trade policy. Our research shows that people can engage with complex trade and climate questions when given clear information and a real chance to deliberate. Trade policy must not be negotiated behind closed doors. tjm.org.uk/online-commu...

Public is up to the challenge of participating in trade policy, new research finds - Trade Justice Movement

New research from the Trade Justice Movement challenges the idea that trade policy is too technical for public debate, finding that members of the public engage quickly when trade rules are explained ...

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Trade policy is not too technical for public debate. Our new research found that people are surprised by how closely trade and climate are connected. When explained clearly, people engage quickly and want the UK to do more. tjm.org.uk/online-commu... #ClimateChange #Trade youtu.be/vcxOgFitwag

Trade and climate online community

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Meta is using the US-Australia FTA to push back against Australia’s plan to make BigTech pay for journalism. The UK is now looking at under-16 social media restrictions using Australia’s model. As trade talks with the US deepen, the UK must be careful what it signs. www.reuters.com/legal/transa...

Meta accuses Australia of breaching FTA, invokes US 'trade action'

Meta accused Australia of violating a free trade agreement with the U.S. ‌by proposing a new tax on certain tech giants which do not strike licensing deals with local media, escalating a dispute which...

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The UK is being threatened with a £1bn claim by Jingye, the Chinese owner of British Steel. It is invoking the UK-China investment treaty, not UK courts. This could lead to a private tribunal process only available to foreign investors. Read our response: tjm.org.uk/british-stee... #ISDS

British Steel compensation threat shows ISDS cases are piling up against the UK - Trade Justice Movement

The UK is being threatened with a £1 billion claim in compensation from Jingye, the Chinese steel company, following the UK government’s decision to nationalise the Scunthorpe steelworks, which Prime ...

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The UK is being threatened with a £1bn compensation claim from Chinese steelmaker Jingye after the move to nationalise Scunthorpe steelworks. Not through UK courts, but through private corporate courts. This comes on top of 2 #ISDS cases already facing the UK. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

China’s Jingye seeks compensation from UK over British Steel takeover

Sources say firm is asking for more than £1bn in row that could put pressure on two countries’ relationship

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A global scramble for critical minerals could drive up the costs of the energy transition. If governments respond to supply concerns by stockpiling resources, they could push up prices, increase volatility and make the transition harder. #CriticalMinerals www.climatechangenews.com/2026/06/05/t...

The scramble to stockpile minerals could drive up energy transition costs

Researchers warn that uncoordinated stockpiling could push up prices of minerals needed for clean energy technologies and delay their roll out

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📬 Our June newsletter is out. This edition looks at the UK-Gulf trade deal, critical minerals, ISDS and climate action, and Trump’s trade pressure on the NHS. Trade deals are not just about tariffs. They shape rights, climate and public services. Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/43bd326aa1ca...

Coal investors suing the UK for £300m, a bill that could fall on taxpayers. Also covered in The Times. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme... #ISDS #ClimateJustice #TradeJustice #StopISDS

Taxpayers face £300m bill as coal investors sue over aborted mine

Environmental groups say the legal action, seeking up to six times the original investment, is a last-ditch attempt to profit from an unviable scheme

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British taxpayers face a £300m bill because the UK stopped a coal mine on climate grounds. The investors sued. The company's own accounts describe the lawsuit as its "primary asset". @thomaswills.bsky.social said: #ISDS is an insurance policy props up the old order. landclimate.org/westcumbria

The UK blocked an "unviable" coal mine. Now it's being sued for millions. - Land and Climate Review

A company is suing the UK for up to £300m after a coal project was denied a mining licence - now the lawsuit is its primary asset.

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The UK’s net zero ambitions cannot be built on extractive trade deals. @thomaswills.bsky.social writes for @sustainableviews.bsky.social on why critical minerals agreements must uphold rights, respect policy space, and support reuse and recycling. www.sustainableviews.com/uks-net-zero...

UK’s net zero ambitions cannot be built on extractive trade deals

Tom Wills is director of the Trade Justice Movement The future is global partnerships that respect national sovereignty, uphold rights and focus on reuse and recycling

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📢 Today we launch a new report: A pathway to just trade. Critical minerals are essential to the energy transition. But the UK must secure them without repeating the extractive harms of the past. Endorsed by 28 organisations. Read more: tjm.org.uk/uk-must-avoi...

UK must avoid repeating past extractive harms in race for critical minerals, report warns - Trade Justice Movement

Critical minerals are central to the UK’s energy transition, industrial strategy and economic security. The UK government intends to secure increased access to minerals through new trade agreements. T...

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