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15 07, 2022

VIDEO: Brexit Doesn’t Have To Be Forever

By |2022-07-15T13:09:09+00:00July 15th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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?

By |2022-06-27T15:55:46+00:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Europe, Global, UK, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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

By |2022-06-17T13:38:25+00:00June 17th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

10 06, 2022

VIDEO: Are Boris Johnson & Brexit Finished?

By |2022-06-10T13:03:08+00:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this video, our Chairman Johns Stevens and Director  Brendan Donnelly discuss Boris Johnson’s chances of survival as Prime Minister. They also consider the implications of his current  weakened position for Brexit and in particular for the Northern Ireland Protocol. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE or in the player below:   [...]

31 05, 2022

VIDEO: Post-Brexit Britain and the Ukraine War

By |2022-05-31T14:26:34+00:00May 31st, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Foreign Policy & Defence, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, the Trust’s Director Brendan Donnelly discusses with Professor Richard Rose the impact of the war in Ukraine on the UK’s geopolitical standing. They conclude that the current British government will not be able to manage effectively the geopolitical challenges posed to post-Brexit Britain by the [...]

11 05, 2022

VIDEO: Brexit – Macron’s Vision and the Northern Ireland Protocol

By |2022-05-11T13:57:58+00:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the speech of President Macron to the European Parliament and its possible implications for relations between the UK and the European Union. They also discuss the likely outcome of the current negotiations on the Northern Ireland protocol and [...]

29 04, 2022

VIDEO: What Does Macron’s Re-Election Mean for France, for Europe and for Brexit?

By |2022-04-29T13:10:49+00:00April 29th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this  Federal Trust video our Chairman John Stevens and Director  Brendan Donnelly analyse the recent French Presidential Elections. They conclude that France and Macron are in a powerful position to press for further European integration. This move towards further European integration will be an uncomfortable experience for the UK [...]

28 04, 2022

VIDEO: The Monetary Consequences of Mr Putin

By |2022-04-28T13:01:49+00:00April 28th, 2022|Categories: Europe, Global, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In this video, the chairman of the Federal Trust, John Stevens, speaks with Luke Gromen about the monetary consequences of the war in Ukraine, and whether the steps taken by both the West and Russia since it began mark a watershed moment in the global monetary system, similar to the [...]

22 04, 2022

VIDEO: Northern Ireland, Elections and Brexit

By |2022-04-22T13:24:39+00:00April 22nd, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Trade, UK Constitution, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this new video our Director Brendan Donnelly and Council member John Palmer discuss the forthcoming elections in Northern Ireland and their likely implications for the Northern Ireland Protocol and relations with the rest of the island of Ireland. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE or in the player below:   SPEAKERS: John Palmer is a [...]

1 04, 2022

VIDEO: Partygate is Brexit in Microcosm

By |2022-04-01T13:23:24+00:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chairman John Stevens discuss Partygate and its possible implications for the next General Election. They fear that the dysfunction introduced into the British political system by Brexit and its advocates may allow Boris Johnson to survive this challenge to his Premiership. WATCH [...]

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