I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
It may seem obvious that the European Parliament can only scrutinise laws if they have had a chance to read them before they are adopted. It’s hard to review something if you don’t have a copy of what’s being proposed. It’s harder if you are sent a copy after the law’s been adopted. It’s so … Read more
The following is an adaptation of the checklist and longer briefing I written on what to do if a NGO attacks you. There is nothing original in here. When I have used some of these ideas with clients they have walked away more or less unscathed. Most commercial interests hunker down and hope they can … Read more
I’ve pushed out a recent burst of posts on campaigning. There is nothing original in those posts. I have begged, borrowed and recycled ideas from the campaigning giants who I have had the honour to work with and know. A long time ago I came across the writing of Chris Rose. Chris has written two … Read more
The biggest contrast between NGOs and industry is that most NGO’s can to tell a good story. Rose sets aside a whole chapter about “Communicating with Humans.” He reminds us that stories are something we have been brought up with. Stories have been around a lot longer than the written word. Campaigns are full of … Read more