I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A lot of people are going to have a shock on 11 February 2025 when the Commission publish their 2025 Work Programme. Some people are going to be surprised to see that their issue is going to legislated on, often in a way that they don’t want. Over 27 years, I don’t know a single … Read more
I’m just updating some chapters for Alan Hardacre’s “How to Work With the EU Institutions”. The update is made easier by being able to draw on a package of checklists and case studies of the everyday procedures an EU lobbyist deals with. What strikes me is that most of the procedures lobbyists work on repeat … Read more
When you are working to bring about a policy change you’ll need different skills sets at different times of the getting the law/policy you want. You’ll also need patience, persistence, and a long time horizon. It takes between 10-15 years from the conception of an idea to it being taken up in law and being … Read more
If you don’t want to leave things to chance or hope that your memory is working effectively when you need it, you’ll rely on checklists/SOPs (standard Operating procedures), templates and good examples.If your work involves delegating to colleagues, you’ll follow up with loom videos, showing how you perform those tasks. Every time I get asked … Read more