MSP Warns Fifers About Trade Deal With USA

John Finnie speaks to Kingdom FM News after Fife Council backed a motion opposing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Independent MSP John Finnie is calling on Scottish Labour to collaborate across party lines to make Scotland's opposition to TTIP and Trident renewal heard.

He's an MSP for the Highlands and Islands, and is running for the Scottish Green's at next May's Scottish elections.

The Scottish Green Party is the only one fully opposing the controversial EU-US Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership, which they claim threatens to lock-in privatisation and allow big companies to sue governments for policies perceived to affect profits.

Last week Fife Council supported calls to declare Fife a 'TTIP Free Zone' by approving a motion declaring the council's outright opposition to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

John Finnie said: "There is a growing movement in Scotland that’s determined to put a stop to the TTIP corporate takeover, with UNITE and others getting behind campaigners to oppose the dirty trade deal, and I welcome Scottish Labour's decision to give its support to this movement.

"Protecting our NHS from a corporate takeover is vital, but we must be honest about the other implications of the trade deal too. TTIP will water down our labour and environmental protections, and drive small business into a corner by allowing big international companies to run the show.

"Scottish Greens have been consistently calling on the SNP Government to fully oppose TTIP, and we look forward to working with Scottish Labour and others to continue making this case in the Parliament and on the streets."