Good Practice

A friend phoned me up about an organisation they wanted to donate to. They wanted to support bringing about policy change in an area the EU were active in. Below is a summary of my advice. How political decisions are made, and how to influence those decisions, varies between political capitals. How Washington D.C. and … Read more

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