Theresa May's final days as Prime Minister Dr Freud’s prognosis from her therapy by Ira Straus Chair, Centre for War-Peace Studies 21st June 2019 These notes were found lying on the desk of Dr Freud on 14 June 2019. In light of their public importance, they are being made available [...]
by Dr Andrew BlickSenior Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History at King’s College London; Senior Research Fellow at the Federal Trust 13th June 2019 By the end of July, at the latest, the Conservative Party will have a new leader. That person, it is widely assumed, will also be the Prime [...]
by Ira StrausChair, Centre for War-Peace Studies 5th June 2019 1. In Europe The center of gravity in the new European Parliament (EP) is, overall, in the same center-right and pro-EU space it inhabited before. However, it has significantly changed its emphasis in two specific areas: an enlarged cohort seeking [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 31st May 2019 The European Elections mark an important watershed in the Brexit process. They show that the Conservative Party will never accept a negotiated Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union; made a General Election later this year considerably more likely; moved the Labour [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 20th May 2019 Theresa May’s decision to hold a Parliamentary vote in the week beginning 3rd June on the Bill implementing the Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union will have two probable consequences. First, it will provide her with a brief respite after the [...]
by Dr Hywel Ceri Jones 8th May 2019 The Welsh and Scottish Assemblies as well as the UK Government have all declared an environmental emergency. Climate change, biodiversity and pollution have shot to the top of the political agenda, powered especially by the inspiring leadership and pressures from schoolchildren and students. The [...]
CANCELLED Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 5.00 - 7.00pm, followed by a reception Venue: Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB To the surprise of many, European Elections are scheduled to take place in the UK on 23rd May. Our panellists will discuss the significance of the Elections for British [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 7th May 2019 Of all the strange and unpredictable events generated by Brexit, the current negotiations between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition must be the oddest. […]
4th June 2019 SPEAKERS: Dr Giacomo Benedetto Senior Lecturer in Politics – Jean Monnet Chair, Royal Holloway, University of London Dr Charlotte GalpinLecturer in German and European Politics and Deputy Director of the Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham Felix DaneHead of the UK & Ireland office, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Chaired [...]
by Brendan DonnellyDirector, The Federal Trust 17th April 2019 It is easy to sympathise with last week’s reluctance of President Macron and other EU-27 leaders to endorse an extension of the Article 50 Brexit negotiations until the end of October 2019. There is a real chance that in six months [...]
