In or out, TTIP is a threat to democracy | Letters
Phillip Inman reports that MPs have "won" access to TTIP documents, but can only view and not record them (MPs to see TTIP papers under strict rules, 19 February). What can the justification for this secrecy be when at the same time the government (and the EU) insist that TTIP is a good deal for all of us? Usually, when an individual or organisation has something that will benefit you, they are eager to tell you about it. With the honourable exception of Caroline Lucas, and I would hope some others, it seems incredible that our MPs either are, or are pretending to be, insouciant to the irony that they are being grudgingly granted limited access only to the details of a treaty that will demote the interests of democratically elected governments below those of multinational corporations.
Dave Hunter
Bristol
" Since it is being negotiated by the EU rather than the UK, should those opposed to TTIP vote leave?
Simon Smewing
Lewes, Sussex
