I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A series of posts on good practice in lobbying and campaigning
Yesterday a friend asked me to look at a position paper to review from someone I don’t know. I thought it was the skeleton outline. I was assured this was the real deal. I cried for a bit. Some poor souls in the Commission, EP and Perm Reps were soon going to go through the … Read more
Some MEPs think the path to European influence is via Youtube/TikTok. They have moved to Brussels and some want to make their mark here. When asked I give the following story. I was fortunate to work for two British Labour MEPs, Dr Gordon Adam and Anita Pollack. I picked up a good idea of what … Read more
Once a year, I give a talk about the windows of opportunity to influence a Commission proposal. Every year, I look back at ashen faces. There are few bites at the cherry, and many lobbyists don’t know about key windows of opportunity. I have a similar talk (plus process charts and case studies) on influencing … Read more
Many lobbyists act like Pavlov’s dogs. The ring of the bell is replaced by the ‘leak’ of a document. Everything stops. All attention is switched to the ‘leak. It seems not to matter that the leak is authorized, usually sent up as a red flag to gauge responses. Many lobbyists have been conditioned to respond. … Read more