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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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23 03, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit, the City and Switzerland

By |2023-03-23T15:37:32+00:00March 23rd, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications of the Credit Suisse collapse for the City and for Brexit. They conclude that the collapse of CS makes the British government's deregulation agenda for the City even less viable than before; and [...]

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10 03, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit and “small boats” – Taking Back Control of Immigration?

By |2023-03-10T15:42:32+00:00March 10th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Migration & Identity, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the new Illegal Migration Bill. They conclude that it is unlikely to solve the problem it supposedly addresses; is open to legal challenge; and is largely a product of the internal wranglings of the Conservative Party. There are many [...]

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3 03, 2023

Federalism, Confederalism and Reform of the UK Constitution

By |2023-03-03T15:57:19+00:00March 3rd, 2023|Categories: Devolution, Scotland, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this recorded session, Professor Jim Gallagher and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones explore the successes and challenges of the devolution arrangements since 1999; the need for change and reform of the UK constitutional landscape; and the opportunities presented by models of federalism and confederalism. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE or in the [...]

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28 02, 2023

Brexit and Northern Ireland: Who Got What They Wanted?

By |2023-02-28T16:04:08+00:00February 28th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In this new video, our Chair John Stevens and  Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the new "Windsor Framework" for the Northern Ireland Protocol. They conclude that the agreement gives both sides most of what they sought to achieve. They do not believe that a similar agreement would have been possible with [...]

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27 02, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit – Bad for the UK, bad for Ireland

By |2023-02-27T10:33:10+00:00February 27th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, the Trust’s Director Brendan Donnelly argues that the current negotiations about the Northern Ireland Protocol reflect many of Brexit’s underlying flaws. The problems Brexit would cause for Ireland were foreseeable and foreseen. The Protocol attempts to wrestle with some of these problems. There is however [...]

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