I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A series of posts on good practice in lobbying and campaigning
Just because you think something is “politically sensitive” does not mean it is so. If an initiative is politically sensitive, it deserves some extra scrutiny during adoption in the Commission, and most likely from the Council and the EP. Just because an issue is your life’s work, commercially vital to you, or the subject of … Read more
I’ve come across a view that is alien to me: the best way to show your opposition to a proposal is to do so in public and aggressively. I call it the Ian Paisley School of lobbying. I presume a more forthright approach, like the New York Politician below, is expected. This approach … Read more
The journey of an idea into law is long and tortuous. Few people have nurtured an idea and taken it through the ebbs and flows of the legislative journey. It is an arduous journey that even experienced journeymen don’t take lightly. It takes many years of hard work. Success is not guaranteed. The biggest challenge … Read more
For a long time, I looked at preparing advocacy in the following sequence: ID a clear desired outcome Find the Evidence to support the asks for 1 ID if it is Politically Feasible ID if it is Legally Feasible Let’s look at those four steps in a little more detail. Step 1: ID a … Read more