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. The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research.

 

Latest News

NEW PUBLICATION: "Federal Union Now"
by Andrew Duff MEP, September 2011
- PRESS RELEASE

NEW BRIEFING: "The Coalition and the Constitution after the Referendum"
by Dr Andrew Blick, July 2011

NEW REPORT: "The Coalition and Europe: After the Honeymoon?" - 20th May 2011
PRESS RELEASE 20th May 2011

NEW BRIEFING: The European Union Bill
Dr Andrew Blick, March 2011

NEW BOOK: " The EU Fiscal Crisis: Forcing Eurozone Political Union in 2011?"
A new book by Graham Bishop, January 2011
- Brochure
- PRESS RELEASE

1st February 2011:
Director of the Trust, Brendan Donnelly, gave evidence to the House of Lords (link to podcast)

NEW BRIEFING: The Controversy over University Student Finance: The EU Perspective
Dr Andrew Blick, December 2010

NEW ESSAY: What the European Union did next: A technocracy for unromantic times
Roderick Parkes, September 2010

NEW REPORT: A Federal Future for the UK: the Options
Dr Andrew Blick and Professor George Jones, July 2010