I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron By the end of this year (more or less) there are four documents that are going to tell you what the EU is going to be doing for the next 5 years (more or less). Political Guidelines Working Methods Mission Letters 1st Work Programme You’ll find some links above. I’m not suggesting you try and … Read more
Many years ago a liberterian told me a set of useful moral lesson, dressed up as a joke, about 3 lines never to trust when you hear them: The cheque is in the post. I’ll respect you in the morning. We are from the government, and we are here to help. I’ve found, for better … Read more
As a lobbyist, you are best deployed spending half of your time working to persuade people making and influencing the decisions on your files. This does not apply if you are telepath or not interested in persuading decision makers an opinion formers. There is a variation of this. Spending a lot of your time with … Read more
From time to time, I’ll meet someone who faces a disaster brought on by some legislative or regulatory decision that has just happened or is about to happen. Sometimes the person recognises what is going to happen and asks for help. Most of the time, they don’t. They seem blissfully unaware of what is going … Read more