Country: United Kingdom 
Director: Brendan Donnelly
Website: http://fedtrust.co.uk/
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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:
- “The EU’s ambitious plans for a climate-neutral Europe”, Bob Savic (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Hard Brexit plus COVID equals Divorce?”, Andrew Black (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Scotland’s England Problem”, Kirsty Hughes (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “How far can the Northern Ireland Protocol limit Brexit’s economic damage?”, Andrew Blick (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “In a mad Brexit world, “no deal” makes some kind of sense”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “The financial sector after the transition period – will it get a meaningful equivalence?, Vicky Pryce (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “Is the European Union finally moving to an economic – not just a monetary – Union?”, John Palmer (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “The German Presidency is a time of hope for the EU”, David Gow (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “L’homme du 18 juin”, John Stevens (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
- “How “No Deal” became the bookies’ favourite”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
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