Aaron

A simple formula for public affairs.

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A lot of the time,  people hope they can change a law or policy position if they know the policy, process, and people. That’s a good start, but more is needed. Process You need to know the process you are dealing with. If you are dealing with ordinary or secondary legislation, an agency decision or … Read more

10 things you can do to make your work a lot easier

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A company asked me what I’d recommend to help them on a challenging file. Here is the list. Feed into the Impact Assessment. Bring real data and information into the process. If you are asked for studies, do them. Don’t gripe if you don’t constructively feed into the process. Step in from a good position. … Read more

How do legislators make their decisions

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A lobbyist’s job is to understand how legislators make their decisions. You want to know what makes them vote the way they do. If you are serious about your craft, you’ll read John W Kingdon’s work. For decades he has been the pre-eminent academic who gets how policy making, agenda setting and votes happen. In … Read more

A closer look at Europe’s Greenest Green Agenda

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The Von der Leyen Commission has rolled out the most ambitious Green Agenda for 20 years. It is an agenda that looks to scale up European ambition at home and abroad. And, it is looking to take action on Europe’s environmental Achilles heel – enforcement. Every new Commission President has some freedom to set their … Read more