Tom Wills is the Director of the Trade Justice Movement. He has campaigned on UK trade policy for nine years, including stints at Transform Trade and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Before that, he worked in the UK civil service. Follow Tom on Linkedin, X and Bluesky.
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Green energy, dirty deals? Why UK trade policy must support justice in critical minerals
Securing supplies of critical minerals is becoming an urgent priority for the UK . But this drive comes with significant risks to human rights and the environment. Are critical minerals a new ‘resource curse’?
Seven trade policy priorities for the next government
As the dividing lines of the 2024 election take shape, trade policy is low on the political agenda. However, the transition to a fairer and greener UK, which responsibly engages with the world, cannot be achieved without reassessing our approach to trade.