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 [...]

14 07, 2022

Boris Johnson – A failed Caesar?

By |2022-07-19T16:39:57+00:00July 14th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Federalism, UK Constitution, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

13 07, 2022

WEBINAR: Getting Brexit Undone

By |2022-07-22T10:10:16+00:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Constitution|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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, [...]

4 07, 2022

Getting Brexit Undone

By |2022-07-04T11:59:15+00:00July 4th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Europe, Reports & Policy Briefs, UK, UK Constitution|Tags: , , , , , |

  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 [...]

4 07, 2022

EU Court abandons Westphalian system

By |2022-07-04T10:51:33+00:00July 4th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Federalism, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

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 [...]

15 06, 2022

Brexit can be undone. And so it should be.

By |2022-06-16T10:44:27+00:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Citizens’ rights|Tags: , , , , |

This article forms part of the Trust's new project Brexit Can Be Undone, for which we are currently fundraising. Please click here to support this project. “There is no case for rejoining.  What I want to see now is not just Brexit done in the sense that we’re technically out of [...]

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:   [...]

1 06, 2022

Brexit Can Be Undone

By |2022-08-05T12:59:13+00:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global|Tags: , , , , , , |

The damaging consequences of Brexit become clearer every day. The longer Brexit continues, the more damage it will do. In response, the Federal Trust conducted in the first half of 2022 a project entitled "Brexit Can Be Undone", looking at ways of rejoining the EU. REPORT The final report of [...]

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 [...]

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