150823

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150822 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/08/150822.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Thousands of new UK doctors opt for a better life abroad - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/23/new-doctors-leave-nhs-for-better-life-abroad this is what the destruction of the #NHS looks like

#Corbyn wins economists’ backing for anti-austerity policies - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/aug/22/jeremy-corbyn-economists-backing-anti-austerity-policies-corbynomics not bonkers, but #TTIP would be a massive problem

perfect pinta vs. TTIP trade tanker - http://www.theecologist.org/campaigning/2985037/the_perfect_pinta_vs_the_ttip_trade_tanker.html important point: why EU farmers will suffer badly under #TTIP #animalwelfare

TUC briefing on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (#TTIP) - https://www.tuc.org.uk/international-issues/tuc-briefing-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip why #ISDS must go, & other problems

#Canada-#China trade pact puts our sovereignty at risk -  http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Canada+China+trade+pact+puts+sovereignty+risk+author/11290878/story.html you bet

EU Court confirms protecting health and environment is more important than expert confidentiality - http://www.clientearth.org/news/press-releases/second-win-in-eu-court-judges-confirm-protection-of-health-and-environment-is-more-important-than-confidentiality-for-expert-commentators-2921

Rosia Montana, an omen for TTIP - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/rosia-montana-omen-ttip-316594 this is the reality of #ISDS #ro

Geo-Blocking Caused Massive TV Piracy 20 Years Ago - https://torrentfreak.com/geo-blocking-caused-massive-tv-piracy-20-years-ago-150726/ interesting

National MPs could block US trade deal, activists say - https://euobserver.com/news/129739 all EU parliaments must ratify #TTIP, except malta

Stop #TTIP petition hits 2,500,818 EU signatures - https://stop-ttip.org/ that's 0.5% of EU population - great achievement

for detailed background on #TTIP see http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/05/ttip-explained-the-secretive-us-eu-treaty-that-undermines-democracy/ - 6000 words on its origin and problems, particularly #ISDS

and for even more #TTIP info, here are 51 columns I wrote over the last two years - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/ttip-updates--the-glyn-moody-blogs-3569438/ also covers #CETA, #TPP, #ISDS

This Anti-Piracy Campaign Will Leave You Speechless - https://torrentfreak.com/this-anti-piracy-campaign-will-leave-you-speechless-150823/ yet more proof #copyright industry is divorced from reality

Underground Piracy Sites Want To Block Windows 10 Users - http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/08/23/1231254/underground-piracy-sites-want-to-block-windows-10-users ha!

Pesticides in paradise: Hawaii's spike in birth defects puts focus on GM crops - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/23/hawaii-birth-defects-pesticides-gmo unusual birth malformations worrying