Submission by WarwickshireGATS to WDC, with a view to convincing councillors and officers that action needs to be taken against GATS (the General Agreement on Trade in Services)

Please note - there is a Microsoft Word version of this submission available here, with marginally fewer links.

1. Introduction- please read
2. Critical GATS report from East Lindsey District Council, December 2001
3. A list of some of the organisations showing concerns about GATS, plus quotes
4. Brief responses to some of the arguments central government will probably give in defence of GATS
5. Model Local Authority GATS Motion from WDM, March 2002
6. Original letter to WDC Councillors, Jan/Feb 2002
7. Recent GATS article from Canadian newspaper (worth a read!)
8. Original Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) briefing, 2001