8th October 2019 Joint event with Federal Union and Global Policy Institute SPEAKERS: Dr Denis MacShane, former MP and UK Minister for Europe Dr Andrew Blick, Reader in Politics and Contemporary History at King’s College London Respondent: Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust Extract from Dr Denis MacShane's talk:Johnson may [...]
Prorogation is only a cap on it by Ira Straus Chair, Center for War-Peace Studies 4th September 2019 The prorogation is not an ordinary coup, but it is indeed a part of a coup d’etat. It is not a quick-topple coup in the classic mold, but a multi-year process, growing [...]
“We can tolerate neither our vices nor their cures” (Livy, Roman historian, 1st century AD) by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 2nd September 2019 The recent unexpectedly lengthy prorogation of Parliament, carried out with brutal speed and secrecy, should be a salutary reminder to those hoping to prevent a “no [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 12th August 2019 The arrival of Boris Johnson in Downing Street and the impending Article 50 deadline of 31st October have given a new sense of urgency to political players and observers, particularly among those opposed to Brexit. Specifically, it is increasingly accepted that [...]
by Ira Straus Chair, Centre for War-Peace Studies 30th July 2019 Rational and Irrational Fears in the Brexit DebateFreud Papers, Part III Note: These pages come from the Freud Papers. They were discovered on the desk of Sigismundis Freud by Ira Straus, who has leaked them to the Federal Trust. [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 30th July 2019 It was a disappointment to many that the Labour Party and those Conservative MPs opposed to a “no deal” Brexit did so little last week to oppose the installation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. The summer recess will, however, allow [...]
By Sigismundis Freud Note: These pages come from the Freud Papers. They were discovered on the desk of Sigismundis Freud by Ira Straus, who has leaked them to the Federal Trust. We note with concern Dr. Freud’s characteristic infractions against political and religious correctness, but publish his words as written. [...]
by Professor Sam WhimsterAssociate Director and Head of UK Futures Programme, Global Policy Institute 22nd July 2019 This is a commentary in response to the blog by our Senior Research Fellow Dr Andrew Blick: Brexit - By Royal Appointment?, published on 12th July 2019 Andrew Blick in "Brexit - By [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 9th July 2019 Much justified criticism has been heaped upon Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt for the unrealistic European policies they have promised the Conservative membership in the current leadership contest. It is not however always sufficiently understood how necessary such unrealistic promises are [...]
The Challenge of Populism to Representative and Federal Democracy 11th July 2019 A Global Policy Institute seminar sponsored by the Federal Trust and Max Weber Studies journal and hosted by Coventry University London. Programme: Professor Ralph Schroeder, Oxford Internet Institute:Populism and the role of digital media Dr Marzia Maccaferri, Goldsmiths, [...]
