Lobbying

Occasionally, you’ll face a proposal that is away with the fairies. It is the sort of proposal designed to solve a non-problem or a proposal whose intended and non-intended consequences will be detrimental to the interests that the author intends to solve. Wherever ambitious politicians or civil servants exist,  there is always the risk of … Read more

Here is my checklist for what I believe are the core rules for good lobbying. If you have others please send them in. Step in early. Have existing and long-standing relationships with the key players in an area, both in Brussels and in the Member States. Make sure you don’t turn up for the first … Read more

In Europe, NGOs have helped bring about landmark environmental and climate laws. A combination of campaigning and deft lobbying has taken an idea for progressive change and delivered it through EU law and policy.   In Brussels, I have had the honour to work with Lesley O’Donnell at IFAW and then Tony Long at WWF.  … Read more

On my regular weekend Ubers service, my 16-year-old son asked me what I do for a living. I started with the standard response. ” I help people make the best case possible to get the law they want. That usually involves getting them to put their best messages down on paper. Then, we put them … Read more