22 05, 2026

Is Brexit breaking Britain?

By |2026-05-22T10:02:34+00:00May 22nd, 2026|Categories: Brexit, Europe, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Views from the Federal Trust|Tags: , , , |

Update 19 May 2026: The challenge to Prime Minister Starmer has unexpectedly lifted the lid on the long-suppressed Brexit debate. But the political class (except for the Liberal Democrats) has immediately responded by trying to nail the lid down again rather than confronting the reality. The latest research shows 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 [...]

3 11, 2021

Is the City of London’s tumbril drawing closer to the scaffold?

By |2021-12-17T12:58:15+00:00November 3rd, 2021|Categories: Brexit, November 2021|Tags: , , , , , |

The City is home to a multitude of businesses that support the financial markets. However, banking has always been at the City’s heart and, in recent decades, the clearing of derivatives has become central to both banking and securities markets. Pre-Brexit, these markets were also central to the European Union [...]

19 04, 2021

Video: Brexit and the City of London: April 2021 Update

By |2021-04-19T14:45:31+00:00April 19th, 2021|Categories: Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Our Council member Graham Bishop provides an update on the Brexit 'hit' to the City of London, following his recent and well-received blog and video conversation with the Director of the Federal Trust, Brendan Donnelly, on "Brexit: Ending the City’s Dominance of European Finance?". In this April video update, he [...]

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