30 10, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit Failing Northern Ireland

By |2023-10-30T16:55:44+00:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Federalism, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, Geoff Martin, former representative of the European Commission in Belfast and London, discusses the situation in Northern Ireland after the Windsor Framework. He expects an initiative from the British government designed to encourage the DUP to return to Stormont. Interest will then switch to the [...]

19 10, 2023

VIDEO: Is Brexit Threatening Our Food Security?

By |2023-10-19T14:51:07+00:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, EU Policies & Institutions, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, Liz Webster of Save British Farming, describes the illusions that led some farmers to vote for Brexit. These illusions are now being contradicted by reality. In a volatile world membership of the European Union was and would be again the best guarantee of a secure [...]

25 09, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit – The UK Is So Vain…

By |2023-09-25T15:11:48+00:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Future of Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the recent report commissioned by the French and German governments on the future governance of the European Union. They conclude that the conclusions of this report have been grotesquely misreported in the British media; and that [...]

19 09, 2023

VIDEO: Brexit and its risks for the City of London

By |2023-09-19T15:05:21+00:00September 19th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Council member Graham Bishop describes the growing risks to the City of London from Brexit. He contrasts the methodical approach of the European Union to building its Capital and Banking Union with the confused rhetoric of the British government. He concludes by warning that [...]

7 09, 2023

VIDEO: Join the Euro, Rejoin the EU

By |2023-09-07T18:30:24+00:00September 7th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chairman John Stevens argue that membership of the euro will be necessary to sustain the UK’s re-entry into the European Union after Brexit. They recognise that political leadership will be necessary for such a radical step to come about.  But they also argue [...]

31 08, 2023

EVENT: The EU in 2033

By |2023-10-23T15:05:01+00:00August 31st, 2023|Categories: 2023, Europe, Future of Europe, Global, Other, UK|Tags: , , |

21st October 2023 WHAT WILL THE EU LOOK LIKE IN 2033? Joint Conference by The Federal Trust and James Madison Charitable Trust The next decade is likely to see significant widening and deepening of the Union. Whether because of Brexit or because of external events, rapid reform for the EU, [...]

1 08, 2023

VIDEO: Will Brexit Split the Labour Party?

By |2023-08-01T14:58:51+00:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Climate Change, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this  Federal Trust video John Palmer and Brendan Donnelly review the state of the Conservative and Labour Parties after last week's by-elections. They conclude that both parties face challenges to their traditional identities. If Labour win the next General Election, the European issue will be a particular bone of [...]

7 07, 2023

VIDEO: Is Brexit Pulling the Conservative Party Apart?

By |2023-07-07T14:37:42+00:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, our Chair John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the current state of the Conservative Party in the light of Brexit’s failure. They predict that after losing the next election the Conservatives will veer dramatically to the right, particularly on European policy linked to Brexit. [...]

28 06, 2023

VIDEO: Can Northern Ireland Survive Brexit?

By |2023-06-28T15:30:36+00:00June 28th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Video, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , , , |

In this new Federal Trust video, the former European Commission Representative in Belfast and London, Geoff Martin, predicts that the DUP will soon rejoin the Northern Ireland Executive. He argues that the recent Windsor Framework has created the conditions for a new economic and political stability in Northern Ireland. This [...]

14 06, 2023

VIDEO: Johnson, Sunak and Brexit: A Trio From Hell

By |2023-06-14T14:44:22+00:00June 14th, 2023|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In this video, our Chairman John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the disruptive and divisive consequences of Brexit for the Conservative Party. This division is now crystallised in the personal and political conflict between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson. At present Johnson seems largely motivated by personal resentments. It [...]

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