I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Steal ideas and solutions from those far smarter than you Yesterday was a good day. I was having coffee with two young people whose opinions and insights I find very valuable. We digressed from the matter at hand and looked at what you really need to spot and defend or promote your political interests in … Read more
A former WWF colleague introduced me to to this chart a few years ago. It comes from Daniel Guegen. I think it is excellent. It accurately explains how the EU works. Winning the Battle of Ideas In 1997, I was younger and had come to Brussels to work for a British Labour MEP. I had … Read more
I enjoyed “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. It puts forward a simple idea to avoid mistakes. Use a checklist to work through the action steps you need to take. It is used by pilots. Gawande wants doctors to use it to reduce accidents in surgery. I think political campaigners … Read more
This is a follow update of my review of the work of the Environment Committee’s scrutinising of delegated legislation in 2015. You can find that piece here. Method I have reviewed the agenda of each meeting of the Environment Committee in 2016. For each challenge to a delegated legislative proposal, I have tracked the … Read more