Aaron

How to Measure Success for a lobbyist

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I am coming up to 20 years working on influencing EU legislation. I have sat around the legislative table from many sides. I have watched the process of law making from the EP, Commission, lobbyist for NGOs and for industry, and as an academic. The UK leaving the EU means the chances of seeing things … Read more

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Can lobbying be simplified?

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Simplicity   I have just read Richard Koch’s ‘Simplify‘. He describes how companies who are prepared to simplify their product or service offering reap remarkable returns. IKEA, Ryanair, and the  Boston Consulting Group all took the step and are doing very well. Firms can either price simplify, usually cutting their prices by 50-90%. Or firms … Read more

EDC Proposals Here

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  On 15 June the European Commission published their proposals on Endocrine Disruption Criteria. Please find the texts below. On 16 June, Commissioner Andriukaitis went to the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to explain his proposals.   You can watch the exchange. A9RA492 A9RA490

Why fuck you is never a great lobby strategy

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I like Lilly Allen’s music. There is a refreshing honesty to the lyrics of Fuck You. Much though I like the song, I would not adopt the sentiment of “Fuck you (fuck you).Fuck you very, very much” as a lobbying strategy. But, I realize I am an exception, and the  “Fuck you (fuck you), Fuck … Read more