Why target ‘WHICH?’, the UK consumer organisation? Because ‘Which?’ is still supporting TTIP (the US/EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) despite its clear, overall negative impact on consumers. TTIP brings high risks to consumer health and safety, including in relation to chemicals, food, and financial service regulation. ‘Which?’, in its organisational practice, does not make consumer assessments purely on lowest prices. Why do so with TTIP? The position of UK ‘Which?’ is a main factor holding back the EU umbrella consumer organisation, BEUC, from opposing TTIP. Not on our side! This position allows pro-TTIP forces, like the EC Commission and the UK business department (BIS) to assert that TTIP is supported by consumers – a useful tool for them when there are few tools available to promote the agreement. ‘Which?’ does NOT represent all consumers, in fact their subscription base is likely to be demographically quite narrow. However, it suits both pro-TTIP forces and ‘Which?’ for the consumer organisation to be presented as being broadly representative of consumers. Which?, the UK Consumer champion, claims to protect our rights but is backing TTIP, the secretive EU-US trade deal, which will result in: Loss of health and safety protections Genetically modified/chemically treated food Reduced financial services regulation Take action: say no to TTIP! & RSHIP TNE AR /EU TRANS A US TIC TRAD AN E TL Sign the petition: stop-ttip.org/sign For more info on Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP): www.stopttip.net www.globaljustice.org.uk www.PeopleBeforeProfit.org.uk Contact us: [email protected] or 07806545279 The campaigning that ‘Which?’ does on issues that affect people more broadly are contradicted by its support for a deregulatory agreement that will boost corporations’ rights and reduce states’ abilities to control corporations. Join in on the global day of action against the free trade and investment regimes, from 12 noon on Saturday 18th April at Shepherds Bush Common, W12 ESTMENT INV P
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