Why I am on the fence about TPP.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. I don't think most 'anti-TPP' people are 'anti-trade'.

I buy items produced in Germany. In Austria, in Japan, in the UK, in the Phillipines. And no doubt dozens of other countries.

But what I actually want is a world in which all workers are paid better, share more of the profits of production, are safe from harm when they work. And I know that all of these goals are begrudged by capital. They're all on the 'expenses' side of the balance sheet. So when I see that labour has no representation allowed in to work on the treaty, and that capital is swarming all around, I don't expect good things to come out for workers.