Federal Trust

The Federal Trust has long made a powerful contribution to the study of federalism. It has a particular interest in the European Union and Britain's place in it

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Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum
- New Report by Jonathan Thomas

The Federal Trust, jointly with The Constitution Society, has published a major new report tackling the interplay between immigration policy and Brexit.

Read it here:👇

https://t.co/tEdiuNbkrF

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Is Brexit breaking Britain - and would re-joining the EU and joining the euro be an answer to our economic problems? asks @GrahamBishopcom in a new paper for @FedTrust:
https://t.co/Tbf6sPNWZW

#RejoinEU #Brexitproblems #sovereigndebt #Trump #IranWar‌

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Can PR End Reform and Brexit?

Brexit has made a comeback in British political discourse.
John Stevens and @Brendandonn discuss that this could be dangerous for Reform at the next General Election:

https://t.co/WAEQQgwR3C via @YouTube

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VIDEO: Are Labour moving against Brexit?

John Stevens and @Brendandonn discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy.

Watch here👇
https://t.co/ZwwP5F9XaW via @YouTube

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@tepsaeu @unidue @FreudSfu @oegfe More on this topic in Brendan's latest video discussion with our Chair John Stevens: https://t.co/vCF7HYhVhL

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Post- Brexit UK must choose: America or Europe?

@Brendandonn and John Stevens predict that the UK will opt for Europe, despite the short term attractions of the “special relationship”:

https://t.co/cIcUbntlNj via @YouTube

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The Federal-Confederal Letters

@GlyndwrCJ and @DavidMelding make the case for reform of the UK’s governing framework,
sharing views and experiences on models of devolution, federalism and confederalism in their correspondence.

READ HERE:
https://t.co/DJHwGZ3kwm

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Has Brexit cost us £40bn?

@JohnSpringford concludes in this new video with @Brendandonn and John Stevens that the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as predicted by its opponents.

https://t.co/P5ktxhieuw via @YouTube

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The Times reporting on the new @FedTrust and @Con_Soc report by @JohnSpringford:

https://t.co/v0JlgwNBGW

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@JohnSpringford @Con_Soc If we take the OBR's assumption of a 4% reduction in productivity to be right, and that to have come through by now, that's a £40 bn hit to tax revenues. The 2019-24 parliament raised taxes by £100 bn, so a large chunk would not have been needed.

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The Economic Impact of Brexit, Nine Years On: Was the Consensus Right?

The short answer: Yes.

A new Report by @JohnSpringford for @FedTrust and @Con_Soc confirms a large hit to GDP, trade and investment from Brexit:

https://t.co/idARm0LAOJ

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Why the EU must commit itself to its democracies – and why that matters for the United Kingdom

New article by Jaap Hoeksma:

https://t.co/bFz5E7QKIb

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Also available as a podcast to listen to:
https://t.co/Bh9No8P1Gx

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Brexit Reset or Brexit Betrayal?

Andrew Blick and @Brendandonn discuss the announced "reset" of relations between the UK and EU. They doubt however whether the changes envisaged can seriously be regarded as a "reset" of EU/UK relations:

https://t.co/JUAP7yCKeW via @YouTube

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NEW VIDEO: Brexit doesn’t work, federalism does

Andrew Blick and @Brendandonnelly discuss the need for more international cooperation in the face of the environmental and populist challenges facing the whole planet:
https://t.co/OgoY09FcmT via @YouTube
#RejoinEU #Brexit #Trump

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NEW ARTICLE:

Andrew Blick and Alex Loktionov look to Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to identify precedents, patterns, and differences against which we can assess current concerns about the global prospects for democracy:

https://t.co/H5EPZr9ZFX

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@Brendandonn @YouTube Also available as podcast here: https://t.co/32PCnQ32eY

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Can Brexit Survive Trump?

@Brendandonn and John Steven argue that Trump's disruptive Presidency could have positive consequences for Europe and for the UK:

https://t.co/FaWq62W022 via @YouTube

#Trump #RejoinEU #Brexit #UKdefence

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NEW VIDEO: Is Danger for Ukraine a Danger for Brexit too?

John Stevens and @Brendandonn discuss the dangers and opportunities created for the UK and the EU by #Trump’s volatile policy-making:

https://t.co/DCQnrHW6iX via @YouTube

#Brexit #RejoinEU

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New Video:

A NEW WORLD ORDER? TRUMP vs EUROPE

John Stevens and @Brendandonn discuss the impact of Donald Trump's first month in power on the security of Europe.

https://t.co/96EqA7CcsJ via @YouTube