About Brendan Donnelly

Director, The Federal Trust; Former MEP (1994-1999)
16 01, 2024

VIDEO: Labour Divided on Brexit?

By |2024-01-16T15:42:12+00:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the likely course of the British debate on Brexit in 2024. They suggest that the Mayor of London’s new intervention in this debate is both part of his election strategy for the Mayoral elections and a foretaste of [...]

8 12, 2023

Podcast: Immigration after Brexit – the Conservative Party implodes

By |2024-01-18T12:42:59+00:00December 8th, 2023|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe|Tags: , , , , |

Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the latest proposals of the British government to reduce net migration into the UK. They conclude that these proposals simply represent the latest instalment in the Conservative Party’s continuing internal divisions over Brexit’s consequences. They will be economically damaging and are unlikely to help [...]

8 12, 2023

VIDEO: Immigration after Brexit: the Conservative Party implodes

By |2023-12-08T16:37:55+00:00December 8th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Migration & Identity, Video|Tags: , , , , |

Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the latest proposals of the British government to reduce net migration into the UK. They conclude that these proposals simply represent the latest instalment in the Conservative Party’s continuing internal divisions over Brexit’s consequences. They will be economically damaging and are unlikely to help [...]

25 09, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit – The UK Is So Vain…

By |2023-09-25T15:11:48+00:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Future of Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the recent report commissioned by the French and German governments on the future governance of the European Union. They conclude that the conclusions of this report have been grotesquely misreported in the British media; and that [...]

1 08, 2023

VIDEO: Will Brexit Split the Labour Party?

By |2023-08-01T14:58:51+00:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Climate Change, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this  Federal Trust video John Palmer and Brendan Donnelly review the state of the Conservative and Labour Parties after last week's by-elections. They conclude that both parties face challenges to their traditional identities. If Labour win the next General Election, the European issue will be a particular bone of [...]

7 07, 2023

VIDEO: Is Brexit Pulling the Conservative Party Apart?

By |2023-07-07T14:37:42+00:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Chair John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the current state of the Conservative Party in the light of Brexit’s failure. They predict that after losing the next election the Conservatives will veer dramatically to the right, particularly on European policy linked to Brexit. [...]

14 06, 2023

VIDEO: Johnson, Sunak and Brexit: A Trio From Hell

By |2023-06-14T14:44:22+00:00June 14th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In this video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the disruptive and divisive consequences of Brexit for the Conservative Party. This division is now crystallised in the personal and political conflict between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson. At present Johnson seems largely motivated by personal resentments. It [...]

15 05, 2023

VIDEO: The End of the Road for Brexit?

By |2023-05-18T13:14:37+00:00May 15th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Palmer discuss the recent tentative improvement in relations between the EU and the British government. They attribute this improvement to the growing realisation by the British government that Brexit has failed to produce economic or political advantages for the country. Rishi [...]

28 04, 2023

VIDEO: Is Brexit Being Sabotaged?

By |2023-04-28T15:45:15+00:00April 28th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this  Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly argues that Dominic Raab is a perfect symbol for Brexit. Despite evidence to the contrary, he does not want to be held accountable for his own past errors; and he claims to be a victim of saboteurs who have undermined him. [...]

5 04, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit Drowning in the Pacific?

By |2023-04-05T11:05:01+00:00April 5th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chair John Stevens review the British decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership or CPTPP. They believe that this decision will bring at best minimal benefits to the UK and some disadvantages. Its importance is being overstated by the British government [...]

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