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10 07, 2025

PODCAST – Has Brexit Cost Us £40bn? The economic consequences of leaving the EU

By |2025-07-10T07:38:58+00:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services|Tags: , , , |

In this podcast episode, John Springford asks whether the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as its opponents predicted. He concludes that these predictions were broadly accurate and the fiscal position of the UK is today considerably worse than it would have been without Brexit. LISTEN HERE or [...]

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21 05, 2025

PODCAST: Brexit Reset or Brexit Betrayal?

By |2025-05-21T16:54:15+00:00May 21st, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Trade|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new podcast episode, Andrew Blick and Brendan Donnelly discuss the announced "reset" of relations between the UK and EU. They conclude that, given the government's self-imposed "red lines" little more could realistically have been achieved. They doubt however whether the changes envisaged can seriously be regarded as a [...]

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30 04, 2025

PODCAST: Brexit Doesn’t Work, Federalism Does

By |2025-04-30T16:50:35+00:00April 30th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Climate Change, Europe, Federalism|Tags: , , , , , , |

Andrew Blick and Brendan Donnelly discuss the need for more international cooperation in the face of the environmental and populist challenges facing the whole planet. LISTEN HERE Or in the player below: Brexit doesn’t work, federalism does | RSS.com SPEAKERS: Andrew Blick is the Director of the Federal Trust. He [...]

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18 03, 2025

VIDEO: Can Brexit Survive Trump?

By |2025-03-18T17:23:34+00:00March 18th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the disruptive nature of Donald Trump's first weeks as American President. They argue however that this disruption could have positive consequences for Europe and for the UK. WATCH HERE or in the player below: SPEAKERS: John Stevens is the Chairman of the Federal Trust [...]

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18 03, 2025

PODCAST: Can Brexit Survive Trump?

By |2025-03-18T17:23:11+00:00March 18th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the disruptive nature of Donald Trump's first weeks as American President. They argue however that this disruption could have positive consequences for Europe and for the UK. LISTEN HERE or in the player below: Can Brexit Survive Trump? | RSS.com SPEAKERS: John Stevens is [...]

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3 03, 2025

PODCAST: Is Danger for Ukraine a Danger for Brexit too?

By |2025-03-03T16:46:26+00:00March 3rd, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new podcast episode, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the extraordinary dangers and opportunities created for the UK and the EU by the current volatility of American policy-making. LISTEN HERE or in the player below: Is Danger for Ukraine a Danger for Brexit too? | RSS.com SPEAKERS: John [...]

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26 02, 2025

PODCAST: A New World Order? Trump vs Europe

By |2025-02-26T16:56:28+00:00February 26th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global, UK|Tags: , , , |

In this episode of the Federal Trust podcast, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the impact of Donald Trump's first month in power on the security of Europe, and in particular its impact on Germany under the Chancellorship of Friedrich Merz. LISTEN HERE or in the player below: A New [...]

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5 02, 2025

PODCAST: Is Trump the End of Brexit?

By |2025-02-05T16:53:06+00:00February 5th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Global|Tags: , , , |

In this new episode of the Federal Trust podcast, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly mark the fifth anniversary of Brexit by reviewing the arguments of the referendum campaign in 2016. They conclude that the arguments deployed in favour of Brexit have without exception been disproved by events over the past [...]

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17 12, 2024

PODCAST: A Brexit Reset for the City of London?

By |2024-12-17T16:53:54+00:00December 17th, 2024|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Trade & Financial services|Tags: , , , , |

In this new episode of the Federal Trust podcast, Graham Bishop and Brendan Donnelly discuss the possibilities for a reset of relations in the financial sector between the UK and EU. They conclude that these possibilities are limited, given the commitment of the EU to retaining the greatest possible financial [...]

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4 12, 2024

PODCAST: Will Trump shake up British politics?

By |2024-12-04T17:54:56+00:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Europe, Global|Tags: , , , , |

In this new episode of the Federal Trust podcast, our Chair John Stevens and Director  Brendan Donnelly discuss the likely impact of Donald Trump's reelection on British and European politics. They argue that the Uk will find itself confronted in the short term with difficult choices , but that these [...]

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