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The Federal Trust is a research institute studying the interactions between regional, national, European and global levels of government. Founded in 1945 on the initiative of Sir William Beveridge, it has long made a powerful contribution to the study of federalism and federal systems. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it.
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VIDEO: Brexit – Too Hot To Handle in the General Election
Our Chair John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications of the General Election’s results for relations between the UK and the EU. They warn that the Labour Party will not gain much purchase in Brussels by the simple fact of not being the Conservative Party. They conclude that [...]
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VIDEO: Brexit – Too Hot To Handle in the General Election
Our Chair John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications of the General Election’s results for relations between the UK and the EU. They warn that the Labour Party will not gain much purchase [...]
PODCAST: Brexit – Too Hot To Handle in the General Election?
Our Chair John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications of the General Election’s results for relations between the UK and the EU. They warn that the Labour Party will not gain much purchase [...]
VIDEO: Will Labour unpick Brexit?
In this new Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and our Chair John Stevens discuss the likely evolution of a Labour government’s approach towards the EU. They argue that political pragmatism and economic reality [...]
PODCAST: Will Labour unpick Brexit?
In this new episode of the Federal Trust podcast, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the likely evolution of a Labour government’s approach towards the EU. They argue that political pragmatism and economic reality may [...]
VIDEO: Brexit – A Prison for Young People?
The Brexit debate in the UK remains confused and confusing. In this new Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chair John Stevens discuss the irony of both Rejoiners and Brexiters discussing the recent [...]
PODCAST: Brexit – A Prison for Young People?
The Brexit debate in the UK remains confused and confusing. In this new episode of the Federal Trust podcast, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the irony of both Rejoiners and Brexiters discussing the recent [...]
EVENT: A federal Canada and a federal Europe
30th April 2024 Hybrid event on Canadian federalism, jointly organised with Federal Union. The main speaker (via Zoom) was M. Jean Charest, former Premier of Quebec (2023-2012) and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1993), [...]
VIDEO: Brexit – The Debate Continues
In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens review some recent surprising contributions to the Brexit debate. They suggest that the debate on Brexit continues to evolve, even though leading politicians do [...]
Podcast: Brexit – The Debate Continues
In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens review some recent surprising contributions to the Brexit debate. They suggest that the debate on Brexit continues to evolve, even though leading politicians do [...]
VIDEO: Brexit – Can Labour bring the UK closer to the EU?
In this video, our Council member John Palmer and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss whether co-operation on defence issues can help an incoming Labour government move closer to the EU on a range of other issues [...]
