Good Practice

  There is one thing every lobbyist will experience. You are going to find out that their client’s prefered option for a legislative, regulatory, or political decision is going to be rejected by the decision-makers. You  reach a fork in the road. You can deny political reality and hope that divine forces will intervene and … Read more

I’ve tried to decode why some policy/regulatory/legislative lobbying delivers, but most do not. I’ve traced back all the examples in my memory bank of campaigns, laws passed, and reading and tried to extract the essence of what’s needed to get the outcome you want. What is clear is that if you use a checklist like … Read more

As a rule of thumb, all ordinary legislative proposals go through the same stages (ideation, preparation, drafting, and legislative consoderation) and steps. Many lobbyists think the file they are working on is unique. They are focused on the people, politicis and the issue(s) involved on the file. My unpopular view, is that if you don’t … Read more

Once every 5 years people in Brussels become interested in how to get their policies on the EU public policy agenda. Here is my checklist of what I think is needed. A Checklist to get your issue taken up  1. Clear ask and solution 2. Evidence 3. Written down 4. Window of opportunity an idea … Read more