Good Practice

The reading and viewing of politicians and officials the world over is similar. They’ll turn to newspapers and journals of record to inform them. Many will flick through the FT, and a national paper of record like Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Their reading will be influenced by their political preferences. Many will have trusted … Read more

It may seem obvious, but lawmaking is a political process., driven by and decided by politicians. It is not a technocratic, technical, process, even in the EU. The Commission is becoming far less technocratic. The desire to push forward with proposals, whatever the evidence says, in record drafting time, is something I regret. It is … Read more

If you want to succeed, you need to watch out for feedback loops. This is the information that is communicated in response to an action. The feedback loop is important. It helps you iterate and improve. If you choose to ignore it, it will hasten your defeat. For a lobbyist, there are obvious feedback loops. … Read more

It seems common sense to act rationally, and to accept political reality. Acting rationally means not terming anyone who disagrees with you as ‘irrational’. What is clear is that many lobbyists let emotions infect their thinking. This leads us to see things in ways that only plays to our ego or worldview. It helps to … Read more