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6 12, 2022

VIDEO: Will Brexit and Farage Destroy the Conservative Party?

By |2022-12-06T14:14:58+00:00December 6th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In a new video discussion with our Director Brendan Donnelly, our Chairman John Stevens points to Brexit and other divisions already tearing the Conservative Party apart. He argues that the Reform Party will be able to exploit these divisions, particularly if Nigel Farage becomes its leader. If, moreover, the Reform [...]

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22 11, 2022

VIDEO: Hunting for Brexit Benefits

By |2022-11-22T14:19:35+00:00November 22nd, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly argues that Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt realise Brexit is in trouble. The suggestion that the UK might enjoy a "Swiss-style" relationship with the EU is however unrealistic. Neither the EU nor the Brexiteer's European Research Group (ERG) would ever permit it. The [...]

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11 11, 2022

VIDEO: What Do the US Midterms Mean for Brexit?

By |2022-11-11T14:44:26+00:00November 11th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the impact of American politics on Brexit, both historically and in the future. The present Democratic administration is well-disposed to the EU and unenthusiastic about Brexit. But no future Republican administration is likely to support the [...]

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5 11, 2022

Stalemate in Northern Ireland

By |2022-11-05T07:42:00+00:00November 5th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this video, the former head of the European Commission office in Belfast, Geoff Martin, discusses recent developments in Northern Ireland with our Chairman John Stevens. Geoff Martin predicts that new elections for Stormont will make very little difference to the political stalemate in Northern Ireland, for which he principally [...]

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31 10, 2022

VIDEO: Will the City Lose Its Euro Clearing Business?

By |2022-10-31T14:31:54+00:00October 31st, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, the financial analyst Graham Bishop and the Chairman of the Trust, John Stevens, discuss the likelihood and the significance of the City of London losing its approximately €100 trillion Euro derivatives clearing business to the Eurozone by 2025. Among other implications, the loss of its [...]

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26 10, 2022

VIDEO: Sunak Going Nowhere?

By |2022-10-26T12:01:26+00:00October 26th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this video, the Trust's Director Brendan Donnelly argues that Liz Truss has done the country a service by exposing the unreality of the philosophy underlying Brexit. Sunak may still believe that he can make Brexit work. But he will have little time to pursue his Brexit-related dreams, given that [...]

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17 10, 2022

VIDEO: The End of Singapore-on-Thames

By |2022-10-22T14:36:36+00:00October 17th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video our Chairman John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications for Brexit of the past turbulent ten days in British politics. They conclude that the failure of the "mini-budget" marks the end of "Singapore on Thames" as a model for Brexit. It is however unclear [...]

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14 10, 2022

VIDEO: Unexpected Realism on Northern Ireland from Liz Truss

By |2022-10-22T14:31:33+00:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

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27 09, 2022

VIDEO: The Hard Brexit Budget Is Breaking the Pound & the UK

By |2022-09-27T13:04:22+00:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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12 09, 2022

VIDEO: Liz Truss Gambles with the UK’s Future

By |2022-09-12T13:05:56+00:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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