A Checklist for getting the right law

I enjoyed “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. It puts forward a simple idea to avoid mistakes. Use a checklist to work through the action steps you need to take. It is used by pilots. Gawande wants doctors to use it to reduce accidents in surgery. I think  political campaigners … Read more

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