BREXIT: APRÈS MAY, LE DÉLUGE by Andrew Duff 12th April 2017 This article was first published by European Policy Centre (pdf file). After the kerfuffle in the courts over who should have the final say on invoking Article 50, the British parliament has done its stuff. Having [...]
Pointless soft Brexit, suicidal hard Brexit By Brendan Donnelly Director, The Federal Trust In a controversial article last week the associate editor of the Financial Times Wolfgang Muenchau asserted that after the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty it was now inevitable that the United [...]
The City and Brexit - British and German perspectives 16th May 2017 Panellists: Nicky Edwards Independent financial services consultant on Brexit; Associate of Brexit Exchange Nicolas Maclean Commentator on financial services issues member of our Council Gergely Polner Head of Europe Public Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank CONFERENCE REPORT: [...]
Euro “clearing”: Liability and Location by Graham Bishop 16th January 2017 This issue of `clearing’ is likely to come to a head quickly once Article 50 Notice of `intention to leave’ is served by the UK - as a direct consequence of the G20 commitment to ensure there [...]
The Federal Trust, jointly with the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, held a workshop, funded by the UK in a Changing Europe project of the Economic and Social Research Council: Brexit - Did the economists get it wrong? Wednesday 29th March 2017 Panellists: Professor [...]
Article 50 and the dictatorship of the “democratic” majority By Brendan Donnelly Director, The Federal Trust During the EU referendum of last year, there was much talk of the supposed estrangement between British voters and their political representatives. The narrow victory of the Brexit camp has since often [...]
Deal or no deal? The Article 50 process in context 14th March 2017 By Dr Andrew Blick, Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, King’s College London; and Senior Research Fellow at the Federal Trust Click here to download this paper as pdf file. ‘We are confident that [...]
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 [...]
