I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron Something is in the air. I’ve heard some wanting to raise ideas that I’d thought had been consigned to the footnotes of history be taken up by the new Commission. Ideas that a year ago the same people swore that they had disavowed. I’m not sure if this is the side effect of too much … Read more
I’ve tried to put down in one simple checklist why Public Affairs/lobbying is hard. You can’t get just one thing right, you have to get a lot of core things right (see below), and usually at the same time. If you get one thing wrong, you are likely going to fail. And, at the end … Read more
I can’t find the best way of finding out where someone stands on an issue than by either listening to or reading what they say. I prefer to do this unfiltered. Sure you can get a summary sent to you or read someone’s point of view, but I find that I miss something. There are … Read more
Three things to watch on environmental policy next week. On Tuesday, the names of the Commissioner-designates should be announced. I’m interested in seeing who gets the vice-presidency role in climate and environment. This piece in the FT, Spanish candidate in frame for EU’s top competition job, on Teresa Ribera being switched to Competition after concerns from … Read more