Political Communication

What can a 20 year documentary teach you about making laws In 1997, I had the honour to work for British Labour MEP, Anita Pollack.   Anita gave me the chance to help pass my first piece of EU environmental legislation.  Anita helped steer through a ground-breaking piece of air quality legislation for the then EU … Read more

I have just re-watched a Channel 4 fly on the wall documentary, “Brussels behind closed doors”. It is a documentary about how an EU directive on air quality was adopted. I know about this is obscure documentary because I worked for the Rapporteur, Anita Pollack MEP, on the adoption of this legislation. I learned a … Read more

I have been asked too many times what should a member of a NGO look for in that NGO if they want to bring about policy and legal changes. I have taken the start of the summer vacation to write down 10 things I would look for. I enjoy changing public policy and laws.  I … Read more

I  have just read the script of the uber-lobbyist movie ‘Miss Sloane’. The movie is about Miss Elizabeth Sloane. She is a “Traditionally a free-market and anti-tax advocate, Elizabeth Sloane has more recently led a full-frontal assault on the Second Amendment, going up against the Gun Lobby in support of the Heaton-Harris Amendment on gun … Read more