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21 11, 2023

VIDEO: The UK as seen from Wales

By |2023-11-21T16:13:39+00:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this video the former First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, discusses with Brendan Donnelly and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones current thinking in Wales on the UK’s constitutional future. All three participants drew attention to the apparent contradiction between claims of Welsh and Scottish sovereignty on the one hand and the [...]

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14 11, 2023

Video: How Brexit Has Changed British Politics for Ever

By |2023-11-14T16:14:57+00:00November 14th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the dismissal of Suella Braverman and the appointment of David Cameron. Does this represent a new political path for the Conservative Party and Rishi Sunak? Or is it simply the latest throw of the dice for a divided [...]

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30 10, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit Failing Northern Ireland

By |2023-10-30T16:55:44+00:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Federalism, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, Geoff Martin, former representative of the European Commission in Belfast and London, discusses the situation in Northern Ireland after the Windsor Framework. He expects an initiative from the British government designed to encourage the DUP to return to Stormont. Interest will then switch to the [...]

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19 10, 2023

VIDEO: Is Brexit Threatening Our Food Security?

By |2023-10-19T14:51:07+00:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, Liz Webster of Save British Farming, describes the illusions that led some farmers to vote for Brexit. These illusions are now being contradicted by reality. In a volatile world membership of the European Union was and would be again the best guarantee of a secure [...]

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13 10, 2023

VIDEO: Local decisions are better decisions

By |2023-10-13T14:58:10+00:00October 13th, 2023|Categories: Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK, UK Constitution, Video|

In this Federal Trust video Professor Sam Whimster and Dr. Andrew Black argue in favour of a radical overhaul of the relationship between the central British government and regional/local authorities. In recent years, the UK has become a more centralised political system, not least through the financial dominance of the [...]

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29 09, 2023

Artificial Intelligence – Has Brexit Ruined British Leadership?

By |2023-09-29T15:55:46+00:00September 29th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Video|Tags: , , |

In this video, Hugh Lawson-Tancred discusses the challenges posed by the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He concludes that, while the risks and dangers of AI are often exaggerated, international cooperation, particularly regional cooperation will be necessary to ensure that the maximum benefits of AI are obtained and equitably distributed. [...]

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25 09, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit – The UK Is So Vain…

By |2023-09-25T15:11:48+00:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Future of Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the recent report commissioned by the French and German governments on the future governance of the European Union. They conclude that the conclusions of this report have been grotesquely misreported in the British media; and that [...]

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19 09, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit and its risks for the City of London

By |2023-09-19T15:05:21+00:00September 19th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Council member Graham Bishop describes the growing risks to the City of London from Brexit. He contrasts the methodical approach of the European Union to building its Capital and Banking Union with the confused rhetoric of the British government. He concludes by warning that [...]

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7 09, 2023

VIDEO: Join the Euro, Rejoin the EU

By |2023-09-07T18:30:24+00:00September 7th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chairman John Stevens argue that membership of the euro will be necessary to sustain the UK’s re-entry into the European Union after Brexit. They recognise that political leadership will be necessary for such a radical step to come about.  But they also argue [...]

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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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