All the evidence - from shrinking trade, to relative economic performance, to the Northern Ireland protocol, to the rotting queues at Dover - indicate that Brexit has failed. It has not only been the disaster that Remainers warned, but has also failed to achieve the wild outcomes promised by the [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, though at the time of writing (14 July 2022) he has not relinquished office. His defiance in his resignation oration at the podium outside No 10 and, the day before, in the House of Commons provides clear evidence of [...]
21 July 2022 “Rejoining is the only satisfactory means of addressing the manifest problems caused by Brexit…When faced with growing harm, the time to commence reversing the action that has caused it is now.” At this webinar, Professor Andrew Blick of King’s College London presented his new Federal Trust report, [...]
Getting Brexit Undone by Professor Andrew Blick 4th July 2022 DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE Executive Summary Acceptance is growing that Brexit is a source of considerable harm to the UK. Even among supporters of leaving who remain committed to their cause, there is recognition of serious problems connected [...]
The verdicts of the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) in the cases of Poland and Hungary concerning the rule of law, which have been delivered on 16 February, are not only consequential for the functioning of the EU but also shed new light on the relation between the UK and [...]
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 [...]
