I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Winning in Brussels is not easy. It is not easy because the skill set you need to bring to the table to bring about change is not easy to assemble. Over the years, I have seen many campaigns fail. You don’t tend to see that campaigns that fail for a simple reason. No-body really noticed … Read more
Updated 29 April Yesterday, 15 April, the Environment Committee debated two separate challenges to the same MRL measure: Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for aclonifen, acrinathrin, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, chlorantraniliprole, ethirimol, lufenuron, … Read more
What do you do when the people making the decisions agree with you but for different reasons? One of the tricky points that comes up in lobbying and campaigning is that decision makers want the same outcome as you, but for very different reasons. I’ve never had a problem with this. If someone backs the … Read more
A wise person reminded me there is a strong desire by many in political campaigning and lobbying to be “a beautiful loser”. The desire runs deep to be a beautiful loser. It has many upsides. You sleep well. You have not compromised. You have purity on your side. Those who don’t agree with you are … Read more