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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:👇 fedtrust.co.uk/brexit-and-imm…

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: youtu.be/dmauzAFiyHM?si… via @YouTube

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👇 youtu.be/7khjyT-Uamg?si… via @YouTube

@tepsaeu @unidue @FreudSfu @oegfe More on this topic in Brendan's latest video discussion with our Chair John Stevens: youtu.be/50cb_Ut774c

🇬🇧 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" 🔗tepsa.eu/book-on-the-fu… @unidue @FreudSfu @oegfe @FedTrust

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”: youtu.be/50cb_Ut774c?fe… via @YouTube

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: fedtrust.co.uk/the-federal-co…

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. youtu.be/Br-D21zon9k?fe… via @YouTube

The Times reporting on the new @FedTrust and @Con_Soc report by @JohnSpringford: thetimes.com/business-money…

@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.

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: fedtrust.co.uk/the-economic-i…

Why the EU must commit itself to its democracies – and why that matters for the United Kingdom New article by Jaap Hoeksma: fedtrust.co.uk/why-the-eu-mus…

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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: youtu.be/xbYvNPS78gc?fe… via @YouTube

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: youtu.be/l-L3HgNP8SQ?fe… via @YouTube #RejoinEU #Brexit #Trump

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: fedtrust.co.uk/prospects-for-…

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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: youtu.be/DyBf1giO5Cw?fe… via @YouTube #Trump #RejoinEU #Brexit #UKdefence

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: youtu.be/BHM1uz-vXGY?fe… via @YouTube #Brexit #RejoinEU

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. youtu.be/_Ukkyv21MLg?fe… via @YouTube

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VIDEO: Is Trump the End of Brexit? On the 5th anniversary of Brexit, @Brendandonn and John Stevens find that the pro-Brexit arguments deployed in the 2016 campaign have without exception been disproved by events over the past nine years. youtu.be/qB4hB2bLgz4?fe… via @YouTube