How to control the Commission during a crisis – secondary legislation

You’d think that during the crisis, that the Commission would put on hold the flow of non-COVID 19 proposals. You’d be wrong. The work putting forward new, but non-critical,  secondary legislation continues. It would seem that many departments have taken up the deep green mantra that ‘everything is connected to everything’.  They reason that if … Read more

How you can to improve your thinking by writing

A lobbyist in Brussels who can write clearly and persuasively is valuable. Few can. Most writing in the Brussels bubble is gibberish. How you can persuade through writing This is strange. Lobbying is about persuasion. Perhaps the most effective way to persuade a decision-maker or influencer is by sending them a well written, clear and … Read more