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6 11, 2025

VIDEO: Can PR End Reform and Brexit?

By |2025-11-06T17:59:34+00:00November 6th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Scotland, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the reemergence of Brexit as a topic of British political discourse. They conclude that this reemergence could be harmful to Reform's electoral prospects, but only if other parties present a coherent alternative to Brexit. WATCH HERE or in [...]

10 10, 2025

VIDEO: Are Labour moving against Brexit?

By |2025-10-10T15:58:27+00:00October 10th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy. They suggest that a successor to Keir Starmer would be better placed to follow this policy than would the present Prime Minister. WATCH [...]

19 09, 2025

VIDEO: Post- Brexit UK must choose: America or Europe?

By |2025-09-19T17:09:54+00:00September 19th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, UK, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the choice post-Brexit Britain must make between Europe and America. They predict that the UK will opt for Europe in the medium to long term, despite the short term attractions of the “special relationship". WATCH HERE or in the player [...]

9 07, 2025

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

By |2025-07-09T16:59:17+00:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, 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. WATCH THE [...]

21 05, 2025

VIDEO: Brexit Reset or Brexit Betrayal?

By |2025-05-21T16:55:06+00:00May 21st, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this new video, 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 "reset" [...]

3 03, 2025

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

By |2025-03-03T17:38:37+00:00March 3rd, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, 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. WATCH HERE or in the player below: SPEAKERS: John Stevens is the Chairman of the Federal Trust and a [...]

26 02, 2025

VIDEO: A New World Order? Trump vs Europe

By |2025-02-26T16:56:45+00:00February 26th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global, UK, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this video, 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. WATCH HERE or in the player below: SPEAKERS John Stevens is the Chair of [...]

5 02, 2025

VIDEO: Is Trump the End of Brexit?

By |2025-02-05T16:56:27+00:00February 5th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, 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 nine years. WATCH [...]

21 01, 2025

VIDEO: It’s official – There was no plan for Brexit

By |2025-01-21T16:56:08+00:00January 21st, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss recent policy developments on Europe from the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party. They also discuss and analyse Labour's approach of trying to work with the EU on defence matters, while hoping to collaborate with the USA on [...]

21 01, 2025

PODCAST: It’s official – There was no plan for Brexit

By |2025-01-21T16:23:04+00:00January 21st, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust podcast, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss recent policy developments on Europe from the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrat Party. They also discuss and analyse Labour's approach of trying to work with the EU on defence matters, while hoping to collaborate with the USA on [...]

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