Good Practice

The phrase “what is seen and what is not seen” is best because of Frédéric Bastiat and the Bible. The Economist’s Perspective The great French Economist,  Frédéric Bastiat,  ideas that “these were firstly, the immediately observable and obvious consequences of an economic act (“the seen”) and the longer term and less apparent consequences (“the unseen”), … Read more

A long time ago, I asked someone who had a very successful track record of passing environmental legislation how he did it. He was able to get major legislation through, and have several proposals going through at the same time. His answer came down to “You follow the same process and steps for each proposal. … Read more

Driving into work I heard the phrase “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7. This reminded me of a pleasant childhood being educated by progressive Roman Catholic De La Salle Brothers.  More importantly, Paul the Apostle’s advice is good advice for anyone … Read more

There is a lot of public policy writing in Brussels. A lot of this writing is designed to influence and persuade officials and politicians. You are writing because you want the reader to take action in your favour. As most decisions in Brussels are taken by ‘written procedure’, good writing will help you advance your … Read more