en-us http://m.politigg.co.uk/ trade Latest Headlines from around the web http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/343126/Dumping_duty_set_for_Chinese_solar_cells.html The move by the US Department of Commerce against rising imports has raised the threat of a trade dispute and divided the American solar industry Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:39 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/343105/The_Mexican_Stock_Exchange_Operates_at_a_Loss.html   MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Stock Exchange fell in their early trade on Thursday, after learning of a neutral data on the labor market while in the U.S. They remained cautious about the delicate situation in Greece. At 8:47 local time (13:47 GMT), the IPC stock index yields 0.18% and stood at 37,441.97 points. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:27:44 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/342965/UK_to_push_for_UN_arms_trade_treaty.html Alan Duncan, international development minister, says London will target the ‘unscrupulous’ side of the defence business Wed, 16 May 2012 17:11:21 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/342927/Sketch_LOLs_at_PMQs.html Michael Deacon watches David Cameron and Ed Miliband trade gags about texting at Prime Minister's Questions. Wed, 16 May 2012 13:33:01 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/342900/Hague_039to_fight_for_UK_business039.html Foreign Secretary William Hague will promise to "argue relentlessly" for free trade around the world in an effort to boost the UK economy. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:44:21 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/341876/Gove_takes_on_private_school_dominance_and_trade_union_opposition.html The Education Secretary gave a very pugnacious speech this morning on the need to improve the country’s state schools. ‘It is remarkable,’ Michael Gove said at independent school Brighton College, ‘how many of the positions of wealth, influence, celebrity and power in our society are held by individuals who were privately educated’. He cited the various professio... Thu, 10 May 2012 13:31:25 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/341641/A_Message_to_our_European_Partners_for_Europe_Day.html Fuck off. You know, just. Right. Off. Lovely people, great continent, deliriously happy to cooperate as necessary, visit, trade, gorge and sluice: just not willing to share a system of governance with you, sorry. Wed, 9 May 2012 07:36:07 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/341484/Cameron_Dim_or_Disingenuous.html In a letter broadcast on Channel 4 yesterday, MP David Willetts told the Prime Minister he considered the minimum unit pricing “very likely to be deemed illegal” under competition and trade law. The minister added the Attorney General had already written saying the policy “carries a significant degree of legal risk”. The letter is understood Wed, 9 May 2012 03:09:16 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/341320/Mandelson_calls_for_EU_reform_UK_referendum_News.html Former EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson issued a ‘wake-up call’ to pro-Europeans, demanded a referendum on the future of the UK in Europe, and claimed the EU’s institutions need to be reformed. More » Tue, 8 May 2012 02:56:14 EDT http://m.politigg.co.uk/stories/341290/Manufacturers_upbeat_on_exports.html A survey shows UK companies expecting a surge in sales to emerging markets over the next five years but cautious on Osborne’s 2020 trade target Mon, 7 May 2012 19:17:19 EDT