Northern Ireland Elections: Warning Light For May’s Brexit Plans by John Palmer on 8 March 2017 This article was first published on Social Europe. The British prime minister, Theresa May, does not take time off from her responsibilities in London to travel to Scotland – even to address [...]
Trump ‘s ‘America First’ Strategy: Europe and Brexit in a World of Blocs By Professor Stephen Haseler 9th February 2017 This article was previously published by Global Policy Institute President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’, should it succeed, will represent nothing less than the end of the neo-liberal global order – [...]
How long will Parliament ignore the 48%? by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust David Jones, the Minister for Brexit, assured the House of Commons this week that it would have the opportunity to vote on the treaty negotiated by Mrs. May’s government to bring about [...]
IRELAND FACES HEAVY COSTS FOR BRITAIN’S BREXIT FOLLY. By John Palmer In the complex and sometimes arcane debate about the British government’s Brexit crusade, little attention has been paid to the consequences it will have for our neighbouring island, Ireland. In government circles there appears to date to [...]
Trump and NATO: Opportunities and Dangers By Ira Straus This article was first published by ATLANTIC-COMMUNITY.ORG The Atlantic world is not coming to an end. Not yet, at least. It is facing turbulence, which means serious risks. Change always brings both opportunity and risk. The best way to head [...]
Trump's New World Order: Brexit and Europe in a world turned upside down 16th February 2017 Launch of Professor Stephen Haseler's new pamphlet CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE POLICY PAMPHLET (pdf file) CONFERENCE VIDEOS: Professor Stephen Haseler: (Click to watch the full speech on YouTube) Professor Richard Whitman: (Click [...]
The Supremes say “Stop in the name of Parliament” By Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust On general principles of good governance yesterday’s decision of the Supreme Court must be welcomed. Most Parliamentarians are profoundly uneasy at the erratic course Mrs. May and her government have steered [...]
by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust 17th January 2017 Mrs. May answers the questions with the worst possible answers Mrs. May has answered many of the questions posed to her by commentators before her speech today. These answers provoke the further following reflections. […]
Brexit - Is there a plan? 25th January 2017 It is more than 6 months since the referendum on 23rd June but many questions remain unanswered. At this event a panel of expert speakers discussed where the government is in the Brexit negotiations, where they want to be, and where [...]
This article was first published on Social Europe . By John Palmer Dear Jeremy, When I last wrote to you – courtesy of “Social Europe” – 15 months ago no one thought that, because of continuing dissent in the Parliamentary Labour Party, you would soon have to fight a [...]
