12 09, 2024

Beyond Empire or Patchwork of Nation-States – The future of the EU

By |2024-09-12T16:51:51+00:00September 12th, 2024|Categories: Blog, Europe, Federalism, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , |

After the excitement of the EP 2024 elections and the formation of the so-called Patriots for Europe, the EU has to resume its normal routine, install a new Commission and get on with the task of enlargement. As a former President of the Union of European Federalists, Andrew Duff has [...]

1 06, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit – Bad for Trade and Bad for Investment

By |2023-06-01T16:11:42+00:00June 1st, 2023|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Europe, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , |

In this Federal Trust video our Director Brendan Donnelly and Council Member David Gow discuss the economic effects of Brexit. They conclude that these effects, which are already damaging the British economy, are likely to worsen with time. Popular pressure will soon begin to mount for the UK to rejoin [...]

17 02, 2023

The Departure of Nicola Sturgeon

By |2023-02-20T13:16:51+00:00February 17th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Scotland, UK Constitution, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

There is a mystery for me in contemplating the political career of Nicola Surgeon. I first faced this during the 2015 General Election, which I spent largely in Scotland, campaigning for Unionist friends. I was hoping to see the “No” campaign victory in the 2014 referendum (in which I was [...]

22 11, 2022

Regionalizing Democracy in the United Kingdom – The Case for an Upper House of the Nations and Regions

By |2022-11-22T14:01:10+00:00November 22nd, 2022|Categories: Blog, Federalism, UK Constitution, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

Dr Andrew Black, Global Policy Institute, [email protected] and   Professor Sam Whimster, Global Policy Institute, [email protected]     Rationale for change and reform: Britain is one of the most centralized democracies in the OECD. Resource allocation decisions are centralized in London, and instructions are handed down ‘vertically’ to the devolved nations and [...]

17 10, 2022

Brexit Has Turned Britain into Weimar 4th Republic

By |2022-10-17T13:01:04+00:00October 17th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

What has happened to my country? I have been a student, activist, MP, minister and writer in its political life for five decades. Never has it been so broken, divided, confused, uncertain about its future. The Queen’s death marked the last moment when the United Kingdom was briefly itself. Britain [...]

4 07, 2022

Getting Brexit Undone

By |2022-07-04T11:59:15+00:00July 4th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Europe, Reports & Policy Briefs, UK, UK Constitution|Tags: , , , , , |

  Getting Brexit Undone by Professor Andrew Blick 4th July 2022   DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE Executive Summary Acceptance is growing that Brexit is a source of considerable harm to the UK. Even among supporters of leaving who remain committed to their cause, there is recognition of serious problems connected [...]

15 06, 2022

Brexit can be undone. And so it should be.

By |2022-06-16T10:44:27+00:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Citizens’ rights|Tags: , , , , |

This article forms part of the Trust's new project Brexit Can Be Undone, for which we are currently fundraising. Please click here to support this project. “There is no case for rejoining.  What I want to see now is not just Brexit done in the sense that we’re technically out of [...]

4 05, 2022

WEBINAR: What kind of federation for the European Union?

By |2022-05-19T10:40:48+00:00May 4th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Blog, Europe, Federalism, Future of Europe|Tags: , , , |

18th May 2022 WATCH THE RECORDED LIVESTREAM HERE or in the player below:   Presentation by Tony Czarnecki - Economist, futurist, and Managing Partner of Sustensis, London Followed by a discussion chaired by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust   Although the European Federation is formally not on the EU [...]

24 01, 2022

Post-Brexit Trade Flows with the EU: What Leavers overlooked

By |2022-01-24T16:19:58+00:00January 24th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services|Tags: , , , , , |

“I hadn’t quite understood the full extent of this but …. we are particularly reliant on the Dover-Calais route.” Dominic Raab, 20 November 2018, subsequently Foreign Secretary 2019 to 2021, revealing his unsuitability for the post. Introduction The formal enactment of Brexit came into force on January 31st 2020, complete [...]

13 01, 2022

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By |2022-05-13T12:16:40+00:00January 13th, 2022|Categories: Blog|

The Federal Trust receives no public funding and is therefore dependent upon donations to be able in the years to come to continue our work in favour of federalist philosophy and policies, at the global, European and national level. Any donations, large or small, will be received with gratitude. Any [...]

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