In light of Friends of the Earth Europe's recent report evaluating the impacts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on European agriculture (particularly Irish agriculture), I'm resurrecting my own work on TTIP so far.
It's more than ironic that some of our political elites (including Commissioner Phil Hogan and acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny) repeatedly tell us that agriculture is Ireland's most treasured indigenous sector while they're willing to squander it for a trade agreement.
TTIP by 'The Verdant Yank':
It's more than ironic that some of our political elites (including Commissioner Phil Hogan and acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny) repeatedly tell us that agriculture is Ireland's most treasured indigenous sector while they're willing to squander it for a trade agreement.
TTIP by 'The Verdant Yank':
- You can read my commentary as Chairperson of Friends of the Earth Ireland regarding the Friends of the Earth report on TTIP's impacts on agriculture here.
- For a wider analysis of 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of TTIP', check out my March 2016 'Verdant Yank' blog post here.
- For a lighter analysis of TTIP, watch my St. Patrick's Day vlog explaining how TTIP will result in cream cakes on a flat earth:
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