I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Interesting response to the a Parliamentary Question on whether European Taxpayers lost any money when Pescanova collapsed. It seems they have no idea. See the question and response. http://bit.ly/1im9pdn Parliamentary questions 15 November 2013 E-013023-13 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Chris Davies (ALDE) Subject: EU subsidies to Pescanova Answer(s) … Read more
Today, I put forward Chris Davies MEP forward for the Parliament Magazine MEP of the Year – http://www.mepawards.eu/ As a life long Labour Party member it is a little strange to be putting forward a British Liberal forward for his work on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. (ps: Sarah Ludford MEP with Chris … Read more
I have just read James Web Young’s ‘A Technique for Producing Ideas‘. If you are looking for the holy grail of ideas this may not be what you thought you’d learn. But, as with other classics like Mortimer J. Adler’s ‘How to Read a Book’, James Young has detailed clearly and concisely the principles and … Read more
An interesting spat between the UK Seafish and Marine Wildlife Conservation Society (MCS) being reported in the excellent fishing news. MCS are recommending UK customers don’t eat North Sea cod. Sea fish, the UK agency tasked with promoting the industry, say the advice is wrong. What does the picture say? I thought the scientific … Read more