I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Yesterday, the Commission published their 2018 Work Programme. I was anxious. I was at the airport when the proposals were adopted. An airport departure gates is not the best place to digest a bulky set of new proposals. I need not have worried. The Commission’s Work Programme for 2018 is a master-piece in brevity. It … Read more
Recently a friend asked about setting up their organisation in Brussels. I came back with 21 things to take into account. Only set up in Brussels as a lobbying shop. K Street is only in DC for a reason. Belgium is not cheap. Use the following technology and services: Fiscal note (or evernote if … Read more
Use Data and not hunches In Ray Dallio’s “Principles” he talks about the use of data and computers to enhance good decisions. It is something that I think political campaigners and lobbyists should try. Today, it is not used much in lobbying and political campaigning. People prefer hunches, intuition or what I suspect, too often, … Read more
I have just listened to Ray Dallio‘s book “Principles”. He is the founder of the investment management firm Bridgewater. His investment funds has done well. It has made him, his employees and clients wealthy, very wealthy. He is in the process of writing down his principles. He has kindly written out his “model” for making … Read more