I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
I have been a vocal supporter of this Commission’s Better Regulation agenda. I have argued that Better Regulation is President Juncker’s greatest legacy for Europe. A shift away from political expediency to sound rule making is easy to preach but more challenging to enforce. President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans started off very well. Better … Read more
As a young Labour Party activist in the 1980s, the British Liberal Party pulled off the most amazing swings in by-elections. Safe Labour or Conservative seats fell into solid Liberal victories. One man was responsible for this. His name was talked of in hushed tones. The Liberal political campaign guru Chris Rennard. He has now written … Read more
If have just read an excellent talk by WWF’s Stefania Campogianni on ‘achieving Policy Change: Lobbying, Advocacy and Influencing’. What she says is worth listening to. She was behind the campaign to stop the roll back of nature and habitats law in the EU. I agree with most of the talk. Having worked for … Read more
It is not common for the British Conservative Party and the European Greens to unite on anything. Plastics in the oceans has united them. Their messages and communication agency are identical. On the environment agenda, today’s Conservative government, or at least Mr Gove, seem to have moved from taking a page out of the Green … Read more