I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Steal ideas and solutions from those far smarter than you Yesterday was a good day. I was having coffee with two young people whose opinions and insights I find very valuable. We digressed from the matter at hand and looked at what you really need to spot and defend or promote your political interests in … Read more
A former WWF colleague introduced me to to this chart a few years ago. It comes from Daniel Guegen. I think it is excellent. It accurately explains how the EU works. Winning the Battle of Ideas In 1997, I was younger and had come to Brussels to work for a British Labour MEP. I had … Read more
I enjoyed “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. It puts forward a simple idea to avoid mistakes. Use a checklist to work through the action steps you need to take. It is used by pilots. Gawande wants doctors to use it to reduce accidents in surgery. I think political campaigners … Read more
Joker or genius? When a lobbying campaign wins, everyone wants to be a winner, and claims to be the reason why the campaign won. People who had nothing to do with the win, will claim that they were pivotal. Proximity to the events does not mean, whatever anyone will tell you, that someone contributed to … Read more