I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
I realise that I have been working on EU environmental policy for 25 years. I am looking forward to the next 25. One thing has been constant. Tracking what is being developed and planned has never been easy. There are some excellent commercial databases, I like EU Issue Tracker, that does the job for you. … Read more
I have been asked what books I’d recommend on lobbying and campaigning. I am a bit stumped. To me lobbying is the art of political persuasion of politicians, regulators and those who influence them. I am a lobbyist. I have been a lobbyist for all sides, from NGOS, Foundations and industry. The craft and skills … Read more
What if there was a way as way to nearly guarantee that the European Commission proposed a law you wanted. If the odds of that proposed being tabled was around 95%. And, as you’ll know, once the Commission have tabled the draft law, it has even higher odds of being adopted. The Daily Mail would … Read more
I hold a lot of deeply unfashionable views. I am a free trade social democrat of green persuasions. I am even a fan of 1st Vice President Timmermans and his, nearly single hand effort, to install better regulation on the Commission. It is, I realise, a small niche. Better Regulation Is not De-regulation … Read more