In a new report for the Federal Trust, John Stevens argues that the UK’s persistently high Gilt yields reflect a growing political risk premium attached to First Past the Post. He shows how the fragmentation of the FPTP party system since the 2008 financial crisis, accelerated by Brexit, has [...]
by Catherine Barnard and Joël Reland 18th June 2026 In a major new report published by the Federal Trust and The Constitution Society, Professor Catherine Barnard and Joël Reland survey changes in regulation in the ten years since the EU referendum. They argue that in practice the EU and [...]
Readers will have noticed that the ‘omerta’ on Brexit has now ended, and the British media are now openly discussing the pros and cons of rejoining the EU. Politics never stays still, to quote an overused phrase, and the Brexit promised in 2016 is a far cry from what the [...]
Update 19 May 2026: The challenge to Prime Minister Starmer has unexpectedly lifted the lid on the long-suppressed Brexit debate. But the political class (except for the Liberal Democrats) has immediately responded by trying to nail the lid down again rather than confronting the reality. The latest research shows that [...]
In the wake of PM Starmer’s decision not to participate in or contribute to illegal Israeli-American warfare against Iran, the UK has been hit by the unrestricted outrage of US President Trump. The alleged special relationship has all but evaporated. The Maga-President is lambasting the UK as hard as he [...]
29th January 2026 A major new report from the Federal Trust and The Constitution Society tackles the role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration policy. In Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum, immigration researcher Jonathan Thomas tracks [...]
In this new podcast episode, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the reemergence of Brexit as a topic of British political discourse. They conclude that this reemergence could be harmful to Reform's electoral prospects, but only if other parties present a coherent alternative to Brexit. LISTEN HERE or in the [...]
In this new Federal Trust video, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the reemergence of Brexit as a topic of British political discourse. They conclude that this reemergence could be harmful to Reform's electoral prospects, but only if other parties present a coherent alternative to Brexit. WATCH HERE or in [...]
In this new Federal Trust podcast episode, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy. They suggest that a successor to Keir Starmer would be better placed to follow this policy than would the present Prime Minister. [...]
In this new Federal Trust video, John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy. They suggest that a successor to Keir Starmer would be better placed to follow this policy than would the present Prime Minister. WATCH [...]
