I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A Rush To Finnish I read with surprise a note that a senior Commission official realised some proposals had been tabled too quickly and with too little discussion with those impacted. This is a valuable lesson, although likely too late in the day. There is enormous pressure to get as many files adopted by both … Read more
Just because you think something is “politically sensitive” does not mean it is so. If an initiative is politically sensitive, it deserves some extra scrutiny during adoption in the Commission, and most likely from the Council and the EP. Just because an issue is your life’s work, commercially vital to you, or the subject of … Read more
I’ve come across a view that is alien to me: the best way to show your opposition to a proposal is to do so in public and aggressively. I call it the Ian Paisley School of lobbying. I presume a more forthright approach, like the New York Politician below, is expected. This approach … Read more
A rare gift I’ve had the privilege to work for a few people who you stick in a meeting with a civil servant or politician with little preparation. This small cadre knew how to present the case, read the room, and respond to obvious and challenging questions. These few were not born with a gift … Read more