In this Federal Trust video, the former European Editor of The Guardian John Palmer speaks about the apparent pragmatism of the new Conservative government in discussing the Northern Ireland Protocol. Differences about the implementation of the Protocol remain, but the UK and the EU seem eager to find a solution [...]
The Director of the Federal Trust, Brendan Donnelly, argues that Kwasi Kwarteng's budget reflects all the problems of Brexit. It is reckless, it is based on fantasy and it will help the minority at the expense of the majority. It is a giant step towards "Singapore on Thames." The reactions [...]
In this new Federal Trust video, the Trust's Chairman John Stevens argues that the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, is taking a dangerous gamble with the economic future of the United Kingdom, particularly in the context of the ongoing Brexit crisis. The UK is already facing a severe energy [...]
In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly analyses the new initiative of Rishi Sunak to “deliver” Brexit and to keep it “safe.” His conclusion is that Brexit can never be delivered to the satisfaction of its supporters; and that Brexit is much less safe than its supporters might wish. [...]
In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the role of Brexit in the Conservative leadership contest. He argues that the confused debate on European issues between Truss and Sunak reflects the incoherence of Brexit as a political project. He concludes that the Conservative Party is currently unable to discuss [...]
In this video, Professor Andrew Blick discusses his new Federal Trust report “Getting Brexit Undone” at the launch webinar on 21 July 2022. He argues that the opposition parties should commit themselves to reversing Brexit after the next General Election, as well as advocating a programme of constitutional reform including proportional [...]
With Nicola Sturgeon having recently addressed the Scottish Parliament about her plans for a second independence referendum, and the Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, established by the Welsh Government, currently considering options for fundamental reform of the UK’s constitutional structures, the four nations of these isles are potentially approaching a crossroads of [...]
In a new video commentary, our Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the role of Brexit-related issues in the current Conservative leadership race. He compares the Conservative debate with the European discussion now taking place within the Labour Party. He concludes that the main British political parties are failing to reflect growing [...]
In this new Federal Trust video, John Stevens explores an aspect of the war in Ukraine which has so far received relatively little attention: nuclear weapons. It is clear that a key reason Putin has risked this invasion is the fact that Russia, for all its other weaknesses, remains a [...]
In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the British government's attempt to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol; its attempt to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda; and the resignation of the government's ethics adviser Lord Geidt. He argues that all three episodes show a government indifferent to the rule [...]
