BBC’s Douglas Fraser on TTIP: Idea that Americans know how to run Britain’s health system ‘laughable’

Writing for the BBC online, business and economy editor Douglas Fraser takes a look at the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks.

He writes: “The idea that Americans know how to run Britain’s health service more efficiently seems laughable. The US health system is in the global super-league for inefficiency.

“But that threat is for real, if you listen to critics of trade talks between the US and the European Union.”

Click here to read Douglas Fraser’s full article, which includes a look at things TTIP would affect and examines the politics at play.

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