I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A series of posts on good practice in lobbying and campaigning
A lot of policy communication in Brussels is a variation of passive-aggressive shouting, Euro-fetish blandness or hinges on the belief that telepathy exists. Attached are some slides from a recent conversation on an alternative approach and how you can transfer this to letter writing (of which there is too much of) and external meetings. You … Read more
There was a phrase I learned in living in DC ‘A crack whore turning tricks’. At the time, DC faced a wave of crack cocaine. More broadly, it is a metaphor for doing anything for money, with no regard for public dignity. For lobbyists, it is people doing anything to advance their cause and doing … Read more
If you wake up one day and find you are caught by a legislative proposal, what can you do? In a previous post, ‘99 Questions to Answer to Prepare your EU Legislative Campaign‘, I provided a checklist if you had started out early. But, if you are stepping in late after the Commission has made … Read more
Inspired by a few days in a wonderful Medici building, here are some 21 ways to make sure the Commission never tables a proposal on an issue. The Commission President is not interested in the issue. If they don’t believe there is a problem, or they don’t trust the people calling for action, it is … Read more