I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
European Commission President Juncker presented his 2017 State of the Union address on 13 September. This outlines the priority actions for the remainder of the Juncker Commission. At the same as President Junker delivered his speech to the European Parliament, he transmitted a Letter of Intent to the Parliament and Council (here). More importantly, … Read more
If you want to learn to write public policy well, or improve your existing public policy writing, get Catherine F. Smith’s ‘Writing Public Policy’. The author shows you how to: Write clear public policy Provides good written examples Checklists to help you prepare policy memoranda, position papers, briefings Helpful insights The 11 … Read more
A lot of public policy writing is just plain bad writing. When I worked for a British Labour MEP in 1997 I found that I was dropping the position papers of a well-known trade association directly into the waste paper bin. I did not throw them away out of political spite. I just could not understand what … Read more
The current guidelines, 19.5.2015, are here. They are 91 pages long. They are supported by a Toolbox (here) of 414 pages. This rule book has been updated. It has been transmitted to the European Parliament and Council. It is now 90 pages of detailed guidelines and supported by a 500 page Toolbox. I would recommend … Read more