I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
If you want to receive the right treatment, it is helpful to have a correct diagnosis. If you understand the causes of the ‘problem’ incorrectly, the chances that you will do the right things to resolve the ‘problem’ are at best low. In European Public Policy, there seems to be incentive for misdiagnosing a ‘problem’. … Read more
NGOs play a better game when harnessing the opportunities to contribute to the Commission’s Better Regulation input. I’ve looked at three Have Your Say Public Consultations on areas I know about but don’t work on. I may have picked three odd examples. Some had mass public template submissions. I did not look at them as … Read more
Below is my SOP and checklist for preparing a Commission Better Regulation public consultation submission. This seems like a lot of work. It is. You may as well get this right at the start. If you don’t, you’ll be scrambling around for data and evidence to support your case in front of the MEPs and … Read more
There are two lobbying techniques that are extremely effective in persuading officials and politicians to support you. They are rarely used in Brussels. The most popular model A lot of lobbyiing seems to amount to a variation of one of two stories. Story 1: If you do this, my industry’s profits will collapse, even though … Read more