by Dr Andrew BlickReader in Politics and Contemporary History at King’s College London; Senior Research Fellow at the Federal Trust 25th October 2019 Speech by Dr Andrew Blick at the joint Federal Trust/ Federal Union event "Never-Ending Brexit?" held on 8th October 2019 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green) While yesterday’s Supreme [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 23rd October 2019 At the weekend the former Home Secretary Amber Rudd gave an interview that will usefully epitomise for future historians the moral and intellectual confusion on European issues of the One Nation wing of the Conservative Party she represents. […]
by Ira StrausChair, Center for War-Peace Studies 21st October 2019 There was one fully justified Red Line buried amidst Theresa May’s long list of them: that no agreement is permissible that would draw a dividing line within the United Kingdom (see The meaning of Theresa May’s one legitimate Red Line). [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 18th October 2019 This article was first published on Eurobabble. Editor’s note: As foreshadowed in this article, the House of Commonsdecided on 19th October to defer more detailed discussion of theWithdrawal Act until the following week. The votes of the DUP werecrucial in securing [...]
by Roger CasaleFounder and Secretary-General of New Europeans and Former Member of the UK Parliament 16th October 2019 This article was first published on Euro Babble. The Brexit debate in the UK has never been about reason and logic. For many protagonists on both sides of the argument, it is [...]
by Dr Kirsty Hughes Director, Scottish Centre on European Relations 13th October 2019 This article was first published by Scottish Centre on European Relations With the end of October approaching, an intense, highly political two weeks is set to play out. Brexit’s constant companion, uncertainty, remains as present as ever. [...]
As the deadline of 31st October approaches, it becomes daily clearer that a plausible path exists for the prevention of a “no deal” Brexit and indeed for the prevention of any kind of Brexit. The dangerous incompetence of Boris Johnson’s government on the European issue has finally persuaded many, probably [...]
by Ira Straus Chair, Center for War-Peace Studies 20th September 2019 The answer, in simplified form, is yes. Parliament can stop it. The bigger question is, “Will it be stopped?” The deed is not easy and the time for it is short. “The coup” means here, the Government’s efforts at [...]
A two-tiered, multi-stage, evolving coup, presently getting punctuated Coups d’etat are never just brief overturns. They are prepared over a period of time, punctuated usually by a coup de grace at the end. Even military coups can gestate for months or years. Non-military coups are implemented as well as gestated [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 11th September 2019 Parliamentary opponents of Brexit, and in particular opponents of “no deal”, are understandably encouraged by the passing of legislation designed to prevent the Johnson government from taking the UK out of the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement on 31st October. It [...]
