Month: August 2025
What information do you really need as a lobbyist
A lot of time and energy in lobbying is spent providing, digesting and reading information. I suspect a Head of Office could easily spend half their time just reading monitoring reports and issue updates from their many sources of information: subscriptions, agencies, and trade associations. All that time spent digesting and understanding may leave little … Read more
Useful tools in the lobbyist’s toolbox – The Grid
Over the coming weeks, I’m going to look at some of practical tools in the lobbyist’s toolbox. I’ll start with one of the most useful, The Grid, made well known by Alastair Campbell when he worked for Tony Blair in government. If you head Public Affairs in any organisation that has more than three people, … Read more
What does a lobbyist do
Recently, I was asked what I do as a lobbyist and how I could help someone who faced an upcoming EU legal proposal. I’ve refined the answer below. It is likely a narrow definition. It excludes many activities that I realise many lobbyists offer. Here it is: “I help influence the outcome of EU public … Read more