I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A nice infographic on the benefit of a Ph.D. I left my PhD course and went to work for a politician in Brussels. I’ve never noticed a time when it would it would be of use at work. I’ve learnt most of the useful things I know on the job or by teaching myself. What … Read more
Why Protect The High Street? I have had a hard time understanding the weeping for the death of high street shopping or indeed shops in general. The UK Xmas news spoke of the crisis impacting retailers. It has got so bad that even the so called free market UK Government is pumping in taxpayers cash to keep high streets … Read more
On 18th December members of the Fishing Committee will vote on the reform of Europe’s Fisheries Policy. A key part of this policy is the support for Europe’s distant water fleet. Whilst they are not a large element of Europe’s fleet, they make up a lot of its size in tonnage terms. They also fish … Read more
Much a do about Nothing? Today, the European Commission launched their “new” work plan for the environment. The only thing is that there is nothing much new in and it looks like the heart,or at least fight, has gone out of Europe’s environmental agenda. I am old enough to remember that Community “Environmental Actions Programmes” … Read more