The European Parliament’s Environment Committee Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation in 2016 – A review

This is a follow update of my review of the work of the Environment Committee’s scrutinising of delegated legislation in 2015. You can find that piece here.   Method I have reviewed the agenda of each meeting of the Environment Committee in 2016. For each challenge to a delegated legislative proposal,  I have tracked the … Read more

Which MEP counts?

Why do you want to meet with Roger Helmer MEP? I could never understand why clients wanted to meet Roger Helmer MEP when he sat as a Conservative MEP.He seemed to hit the sweet spot for many industrialists. He saw the world through their eyes, he reflected their prejudices, he even believes climate change is … Read more

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How to tell if your lobbyist is a snake oil salesman

Joker or genius? When a lobbying campaign wins, everyone wants to be a winner, and claims to be the reason why the campaign won.  People who had nothing to do with the win, will claim that they were pivotal. Proximity to the events does not mean,  whatever anyone will tell you, that someone contributed to … Read more