I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
What can a 20 year documentary teach you about making laws In 1997, I had the honour to work for British Labour MEP, Anita Pollack. Anita gave me the chance to help pass my first piece of EU environmental legislation. Anita helped steer through a ground-breaking piece of air quality legislation for the then EU … Read more
I have just re-watched a Channel 4 fly on the wall documentary, “Brussels behind closed doors”. It is a documentary about how an EU directive on air quality was adopted. I know about this is obscure documentary because I worked for the Rapporteur, Anita Pollack MEP, on the adoption of this legislation. I learned a … Read more
I have been asked too many times what should a member of a NGO look for in that NGO if they want to bring about policy and legal changes. I have taken the start of the summer vacation to write down 10 things I would look for. I enjoy changing public policy and laws. I … Read more
Observations on the neonicotinoids implementing act challenge On 7th April 2017, Julie Girdling (UK/ECR) submitted three objections to restrictions on 3 neonicotinoid pesticides: active substance coinciding; imidacloprid; ethiamethoxam. Neonicotinoids are a group of pesticides that mimic nicotine. They have been subject to EU restrictions because questions of impacting bees. The grounds put forward to objecting to the 3 … Read more