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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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5 07, 2023

VIDEO: Can England Save the UK?

By |2023-07-05T15:08:23+00:00July 5th, 2023|Categories: Devolution, Federalism, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video John Denham, Glyndwr Jones and Brendan Donnelly discuss the need for constitutional reform to preserve the UK. They conclude that reform is particularly needed in England, both to improve the governance of England itself and to distinguish between English and British political identities. Confusion between [...]

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28 06, 2023

VIDEO: Can Northern Ireland Survive Brexit?

By |2023-06-28T15:30:36+00:00June 28th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Video, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, the former European Commission Representative in Belfast and London, Geoff Martin, predicts that the DUP will soon rejoin the Northern Ireland Executive. He argues that the recent Windsor Framework has created the conditions for a new economic and political stability in Northern Ireland. This [...]

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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 [...]

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7 06, 2023

VIDEO: Can Federalism Save the United Kingdom?

By |2023-06-07T14:36:35+00:00June 7th, 2023|Categories: Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , |

In this  video, former member of the Welsh Senedd David Melding discusses with Brendan Donnelly the advantages of a federal structure for the United Kingdom. Devolution was an honourable attempt to reform the governance of the United Kingdom. It has not however led to greater constitutional stability. Federal structures for [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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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