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14 10, 2022

VIDEO: Unexpected Realism on Northern Ireland from Liz Truss
VIDEO: Unexpected Realism on Northern Ireland from Liz Truss
Brexit, Europe, Video

VIDEO: Unexpected Realism on Northern Ireland from Liz Truss

By Federal Trust|2022-10-22T14:31:33+00:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: Brexit, Brexit and Ireland, Brexiteers, Liz Truss Brexit, Northern Ireland Brexit, Northern Ireland Protocol|

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 [...]

27 09, 2022

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

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

By Brendan Donnelly|2022-09-27T13:04:22+00:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: Brendan Donnelly brexit, Brexit, cost of living crisis, Energy crisis, featured, Kwasi Kwarteng, Kwasi Kwarteng budget, Liz Truss budget, Mini budget, pound slump, uk market slump|

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 [...]

12 09, 2022

VIDEO: Liz Truss Gambles with the UK’s Future
VIDEO: Liz Truss Gambles with the UK’s Future
Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, UK Constitution, Video

VIDEO: Liz Truss Gambles with the UK’s Future

By Federal Trust|2022-09-12T13:05:56+00:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: Brexit, Conservatives, Energy crisis, featured, Liz Truss, Liz Truss Brexit, Liz Truss energy crisis|

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 [...]

12 08, 2022

VIDEO: Sunak wants to “Keep Brexit Safe”
VIDEO: Sunak wants to “Keep Brexit Safe”
Brexit, Europe, Video

VIDEO: Sunak wants to “Keep Brexit Safe”

By Brendan Donnelly|2022-08-12T13:38:18+00:00August 12th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: Brendan Donnelly brexit, Conservative leadership race, Conservative Party Brexit, featured, Keep Brexit Safe, Sunak Brexit, Sunak Keep Brexit Safe|

In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly analyses the new initiative of Rishi Sunak to “deliver” Brexit and to keep it “safe.” His conclusion is that Brexit can never be delivered to the satisfaction of its supporters; and that Brexit is much less safe than its supporters might wish. [...]

5 08, 2022

VIDEO: Brexit brings out the worst in Truss and Sunak
VIDEO: Brexit brings out the worst in Truss and Sunak
Brexit, Europe, Video

VIDEO: Brexit brings out the worst in Truss and Sunak

By Brendan Donnelly|2022-08-05T13:34:51+00:00August 5th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: Brendan Donnelly brexit, Brexit Conservative Party, Conservative leadership, Conservative learship competition, featured, Liz Truss, Liz Truss Brexit, Rishi Sunak, Rishi Sunak Brexit|

In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the role of Brexit in the Conservative leadership contest. He argues that the confused debate on European issues between Truss and Sunak reflects the incoherence of Brexit as a political project. He concludes that the Conservative Party is currently unable to discuss [...]

29 07, 2022

VIDEO: Getting Brexit Undone – Talk by Andrew Blick
VIDEO: Getting Brexit Undone – Talk by Andrew Blick
2022, Brexit, Europe, Video

VIDEO: Getting Brexit Undone – Talk by Andrew Blick

By Prof Andrew Blick|2022-07-29T15:27:54+00:00July 29th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: Andrew Blick Brexit, Brexit, Keir Starmer Brexit, Labour Party Brexit, rejoin EU|

In this video, Professor Andrew Blick discusses his new Federal Trust report “Getting Brexit Undone” at the launch webinar on 21 July 2022. He argues that the opposition parties should commit themselves to reversing Brexit after the next General Election, as well as advocating a programme of constitutional reform including proportional [...]

28 07, 2022

VIDEO: Confederal Federalism – A model for the United Kingdom?
VIDEO: Confederal Federalism – A model for the United Kingdom?
Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, Video

VIDEO: Confederal Federalism – A model for the United Kingdom?

By Glyndwr Cennydd Jones|2022-07-28T14:24:28+00:00July 28th, 2022|Categories: Devolution, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: Federalism UK, Scotland constitution, UK constitution, Wales constitution|

With Nicola Sturgeon having recently addressed the Scottish Parliament about her plans for a second independence referendum, and the Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, established by the Welsh Government, currently considering options for fundamental reform of the UK’s constitutional structures, the four nations of these isles are potentially approaching a crossroads of [...]

15 07, 2022

VIDEO: Brexit Doesn’t Have To Be Forever
VIDEO: Brexit Doesn’t Have To Be Forever
Brexit, Video

VIDEO: Brexit Doesn’t Have To Be Forever

By Brendan Donnelly|2022-07-15T13:09:09+00:00July 15th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Video|Tags: Brexit, Brexit and Labour Party, Brexit and Tory party, featured, Keir Starmer Brexit, Liz Truss Brexit, rejoin EU, Rishi Sunak Brexit, Tory Leadership 2022|

In a new video commentary, our Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the role of Brexit-related issues in the current Conservative leadership race. He compares the Conservative debate with the European discussion now taking place within the Labour Party. He concludes that the main British political parties are failing to reflect growing [...]

27 06, 2022

VIDEO: Will the EU go nuclear?
VIDEO: Will the EU go nuclear?
Europe, Global, UK, Video

VIDEO: Will the EU go nuclear?

By John Stevens|2022-06-27T15:55:46+00:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Europe, Global, UK, Video|Tags: EU defence, EU defence and security policy, EU military power, featured, nuclear weapons, Russia nuclear weapons, Russia Ukraine war, Ukraine war|

In this new Federal Trust video, John Stevens explores an aspect of the war in Ukraine which has so far received relatively little attention: nuclear weapons. It is clear that a key reason Putin has risked this invasion is the fact that Russia, for all its other weaknesses, remains a [...]

17 06, 2022

VIDEO: Brexit undermines the rule of law in the UK
VIDEO: Brexit undermines the rule of law in the UK
Brexit, Europe, Video

VIDEO: Brexit undermines the rule of law in the UK

By Brendan Donnelly|2022-06-17T13:38:25+00:00June 17th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: Boris Johnson Brexit, Brendan Donnelly brexit, Brexit, Brexit and Northern Ireland, featured, Lord Geidt, Northern Ireland Protocol, rule of law, Rwanda, Rwanda deportations|

In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the British government's attempt to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol; its attempt to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda; and the resignation of the government's ethics adviser Lord Geidt. He argues that all three episodes show a government indifferent to the rule [...]

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