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Post-Brexit trade deals need proper scrutiny before being passed, writes VINCE MILLS

THERE is an important motion currently before the Scottish Parliament which enjoys the support of Green, SNP and Labour MSPs, including leading left MSPs like Labour leader Richard Leonard, Neil Findlay and Elaine Smith.

It also has the backing of Trade Justice Scotland — a coalition of 27 trade unions, organisations and local activist groups campaigning against unjust trade deals. 

The motion demands, among other (good) things that “trade deals should not allow courts outside of the domestic legal system to grant special legal rights to corporations … and that public services should always be excluded from trade deals.”

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