The Federal Trust for Education & Research

29/01/2026

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 role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration policy.

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29th January 2026 A major new report from the Federal Trust and The Constitution Society tackles the role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration policy. In Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum, immigration researcher Jonatha...

06/11/2025

Can PR End Reform and Brexit?

John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the reemergence of Brexit as a topic of British political discourse. They conclude that this reemergence could be harmful to Reform's electoral prospects, but only if other parties present a coherent alternative to Brexit.

John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the reemergence of Brexit as a topic of British political discourse. They conclude that this reemergence could be h...

10/10/2025

VIDEO: Are Labour moving against Brexit?

John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy. They suggest that a successor to Keir Starmer would be better placed to follow this policy than would the present Prime Minister.

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John Stevens and Brendan Donnelly discuss the political and economic advantages for the Labour Party of a more overtly pro-European policy. They suggest that...

19/09/2025

🇬🇧 Will the UK choose 🇺🇸 or 🇪🇺? 👉 Read Brendan Donnelly's perspective in his chapter of our latest book "The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals"

🔗 https://tepsa.eu/book-on-the-future-of-europe/

The latest TEPSA book is edited by Michael Kaeding (Universität Duisburg-Essen), Johannes Pollak (Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität Wien) and Paul Schmidt (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik) and published by Springer Nature

The chapter on the is authored by Brendan Donnelly from The Federal Trust for Education & Research

19/09/2025

Post- Brexit UK must choose: America or Europe?

Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the choice post-Brexit Britain must make between Europe and America. They predict that the UK will opt for Europe in the medium to long term, despite the short term attractions of the “special relationship”.

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Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens discuss the choice post-Brexit Britain must make between Europe and America. They predict that the UK will opt for Europe i...

25/07/2025

"The Federal-Confederal Letters"

Glyndwr Cennydd Jones and David Melding 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.

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by David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones July 2025 sees the release of the booklet The Federal-Confederal Letters by David Melding, member of the Federal Trust Council, and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones, which includes their correspondence spanning October 2023 to March 2025, a period encompassing the UK....

09/07/2025

NEW VIDEO: Has Brexit cost us £40bn?

John Springford asks whether the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as its opponents predicted. He concludes that these predictions were broadly accurate and the fiscal position of the UK is today considerably worse than it would have been without Brexit.

In this new Federal Trust video, John Springford asks whether the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as its opponents predicted. He conclu...

23/06/2025

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

A new report by John Springford for the Federal Trust and The Constitution Society confirms the economic damage done by Brexit - a large hit to GDP, trade and investment.

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A new report by John Springford, commissioned by the Constitution Society and the Federal Trust, analyses the economic impact of Brexit nine years after the UK voted to leave the EU. The Economic Impact of Brexit performs a ‘Brexit audit’, using a wide range of publications. As a starting point,...

12/06/2025

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

New article by Jaap Hoeksma

‘The EU can only thrive if its democracy thrives’, Ursula von der Leyen confidently claimed in her acceptance speech of the Charlemagne Prize in May 2025. Yet, the Commission President presents the EU in its digital and printed publications as an ordinary union of states. Her contradictory attit...

21/05/2025

BREXIT RESET or BREXIT BETRAYAL?

Andrew Blick and Brendan Donnelly discuss the announced "reset" of relations between the UK and EU. They conclude that, given the government's self-imposed "red lines" little more could realistically have been achieved. They doubt however whether the changes envisaged can seriously be regarded as a "reset" of EU/UK relations.

Andrew Blick and Brendan Donnelly discuss the announced "reset" of relations between the UK and EU. They conclude that, given the government's self-imposed "...

30/04/2025

NEW VIDEO: Brexit Doesn’t Work, Federalism Does

Andrew Blick and Brendan Donnelly discuss the need for more international cooperation in the face of the environmental and populist challenges facing the whole planet:

Andrew Blick and Brendan Donnelly discuss the need for more international cooperation in the face of the environmental and populist challenges facing the who...

27/03/2025

"Prospects for democracy: A new view from the past"

Concerns about the global prospects for democracy continue to intensify. In this article, Andrew Blick and Alex Loktionov look to the past to identify precedents, patterns, and differences against which we can assess present conditions.

Their particular focus is on examples of participatory decision-making and the existence of norms and standards applying to senior office holders in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia during the Bronze Age.

https://fedtrust.co.uk/prospects-for-democracy-a-new-view-from-the-past/