I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron Some clips that reflect common lobbying tactics. K foundation – Burn a Million Quid – to make a point Charge of the Light Brigade The Deer Hunter – Russian Roulette Old School – Streaking Running into a wall head first Rounders – when you are playing against a better player Shouting abuse at someone … Read more
I was asked for more practical suggestions after this post ‘How to avoid poor public policy writing’. What follows are most of my tips and tricks. 1. Steps in Writing These are the steps I tend to follow. Steps Step 1: Get the words out. Just get it out the core ideas – the … Read more
When Nobel Laureate, Otto Warburg, was asked by a PhD student in 1967 about the best way of training beginners in research, this is his reply. “Dear Mr. Buckley, Thank you for your letter of 8 November. If you wish to become a scientist, you must ask a successful scientist to accept you in his … Read more
Most lobbyists think good political communication is a good position paper, meeting with an official/political, or a briefing event. Good political communication is much more than that. Lobbyists who have worked on election campaigns are unlikely to be so myopic. But that is a rare breed in Brussels. Many policy expert lobbyists are of the … Read more