I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
One of the professional pleasures as a lobbyist is to help guide a client to understand an issue. After they utter, “Now, I get it” they often follow up “Why do I now understand it, so and so make it seem really complicated” My answer goes along the following lines. Bluffing works. It’s easier … Read more
The Stoics emphasise the need for detachment. You should look at things as they are, and focus on the things that are only within your control. The Jesuits embrace a similar ideal: “We must make ourselves indifferent to all created things, as far as we are allowed… Consequently…we should not prefer health to sickness, riches to poverty, honor … Read more
Over the last few years, I have posted some blog posts about lobbying and campaigning. They are in well-worn areas: fisheries, environment and secondary legislation. I blog for one simple reason. If I want to better understand an issue, the best way I know to do it is by writing. I find it easier to think … Read more
If you don’t get the right property rights system in place, the chances of getting things working properly are slight. There are still lots of places in the world where the ownership of property rights is difficult, dependent on the will of a friend in Government, or just impossible. The Letters section from the Economist … Read more