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The Federal Trust is a think tank that studies the interactions between regional, national, European and global levels of government. Founded in 1945 on the initiative of Sir William Beveridge, it has long made a powerful contribution to the study of federalism and federal systems. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it. In more recent years, it has supplemented its European work by studies on devolution and regional government in the United Kingdom and a series of reports on global governance.
The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research. The Federal Trust draws on an impressive variety of intellectual resources. Its Patrons and Council Members are prominent individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and professions. Its Research Fellows and staff combine expertise in diverse disciplines including law, finance, economics and politics. The Federal Trust also attracts for its publications and projects the regular help of well-regarded outside experts and practitioners. As a result of the varied expertise on which it draws, the Trust is able to reflect in its work a broad spectrum of ideas and approaches to the questions of national and international governance in which it is interested.
Latest News:
- Panel discussion: “Where are we on the Brexit roundabout?”, 17 December 2020 (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “No trade-offs means no deal”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Johnson’s Brexit Dilemma: No good outcome in sight”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “The ECB’s Mandate: Wider Perspectives on European Union Monetary Policies”, Michael Lloyd (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Starmer stymied? Labour and the future of UK-EU relations”, Richard G. Whitman (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Brexit and the decline of democracy”, Andrew Black (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Brexit: removing the connective tissue of the United Kingdom?”, Andrew Blick (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “A Difficult Choice for Johnson: A Brexit deal or no deal”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “No Deal Brexit: The path of least resistance for Boris Johnson?”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Replacing the Westphalian system: Essay on the Identification of the EU as a democratic Union of democratic States”, Jaap Hoeksma (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
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