I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron A lot of time in Brussels is spent developing and drafting position papers. The question I’d like to ask you is ‘do they persuade the people they are meant to?’. I am sure that the people who write them think they are persuasive. And, if your audience is an echo chamber, it may well persuade. … Read more
I came up against this excellent question “What’s the question you don’t want to know the answer to?” It is a question I encountered when dealing with oncologists. Asking that question is not something you want to do, but the answer is a lifesaver. I like the question so much, I think it is needed … Read more
I’ve realised of late that a lot of people are sent over to Brussels to work in public affairs who have never worked in the role before, or have no idea how the EU works. Being thrown in at the deep end is not a pleasant experience. I think the easiest and quickest way to … Read more
A lot of technical and scientific writing is drab. You’d assume that this type of writing was preordained to be lifeless. Many technical and scientific reports seem as if the writer’s words are designed to close down the reader’s mind as quickly as possible. It does not have it to be so. Rachael Carson’s ‘The … Read more