26 01, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit: When Ethics and Truth Died

By |2023-01-26T15:31:01+00:00January 26th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly argues that Brexit has been instrumental in lowering standards in British public life. Carelessness with the truth was a hallmark of the Leave campaign in 2016; and carelessness with the truth has been necessary since then in order to pretend that [...]

18 01, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit – A Dream That Is Dying

By |2023-01-18T15:51:56+00:00January 18th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, Professor A.C.Grayling discusses the path by which he believes Brexit can and should be reversed. For Brexit to be durably reversed, changes will however be necessary to the British electoral system. Before accepting British reentry into the EU, our European neighbours will want reassurance that [...]

12 01, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit is Crippling the City of London

By |2023-01-12T15:32:54+00:00January 12th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In this video, our Council member, financial expert Graham Bishop, reviews the prospects for the City of London after Brexit. He argues that the British government's "Edinburgh reforms", designed to help the City, are little more than pro-Brexit propaganda. They will usually make little difference and in some cases risk [...]

21 12, 2022

VIDEO: The Latest Bit of Brexit Nonsense

By |2022-12-21T16:15:04+00:00December 21st, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, Brendan Donnelly argues that the so-called "Brexit Freedom Bill" is both pointless and dangerous. It seeks to repeal thousands of British laws simply because they have a European origin; and it opens the door to the abolition of rights and standards previously guaranteed by [...]

13 12, 2022

VIDEO: Has Ukraine Made Europe More United?

By |2022-12-13T14:36:57+00:00December 13th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Global, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

In this video, the Federal Trust's Chairman John Stevens and and its Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the impact of the war in Ukraine on the European Union. They argue that the war has tended to make Europe more integrated, but it has also exposed flaws in the Union's decision-making process [...]

6 12, 2022

VIDEO: Will Brexit and Farage Destroy the Conservative Party?

By |2022-12-06T14:14:58+00:00December 6th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In a new video discussion with our Director Brendan Donnelly, our Chairman John Stevens points to Brexit and other divisions already tearing the Conservative Party apart. He argues that the Reform Party will be able to exploit these divisions, particularly if Nigel Farage becomes its leader. If, moreover, the Reform [...]

22 11, 2022

VIDEO: Hunting for Brexit Benefits

By |2022-11-22T14:19:35+00:00November 22nd, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly argues that Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt realise Brexit is in trouble. The suggestion that the UK might enjoy a "Swiss-style" relationship with the EU is however unrealistic. Neither the EU nor the Brexiteer's European Research Group (ERG) would ever permit it. The [...]

17 10, 2022

VIDEO: The End of Singapore-on-Thames

By |2022-10-22T14:36:36+00:00October 17th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Global, Trade, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video our Chairman John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the implications for Brexit of the past turbulent ten days in British politics. They conclude that the failure of the "mini-budget" marks the end of "Singapore on Thames" as a model for Brexit. It is however unclear [...]

17 10, 2022

Brexit Has Turned Britain into Weimar 4th Republic

By |2022-10-17T13:01:04+00:00October 17th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

What has happened to my country? I have been a student, activist, MP, minister and writer in its political life for five decades. Never has it been so broken, divided, confused, uncertain about its future. The Queen’s death marked the last moment when the United Kingdom was briefly itself. Britain [...]

14 10, 2022

VIDEO: Unexpected Realism on Northern Ireland from Liz Truss

By |2022-10-22T14:31:33+00:00October 14th, 2022|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, the former European Editor ​of The Guardian John Palmer speaks about the apparent pragmatism of the new Conservative government in discussing the Northern Ireland Protocol. Differences about the implementation of the Protocol remain, but the UK and the EU seem eager to find a solution [...]

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