I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Europe surprised many by adopting the reformed Common fisheries policy. The new law, is strong on ambitions and contains ambitious commitments to re-shape Europe’s fisheries. Slipping So Soon? But, in the last few weeks I have wondered whether ambition will be delivered when the new European Commission takes offices. Commissioner Damanaki made much of the … Read more
For work my colleague, Sophie Norman and I, presented some lessons learned from the work work on fisheries at Dod’s European Public Action Day. You can find a copy of the talk here. [spiderpowa-pdf src=”https://www.aaronmcloughlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/epadtalk1.pdf”]epadtalk Telepathy does not work. The most effective way to persuade people is to go and speak to them. If … Read more
An End to All Nighters The all night fishing council meetings are becoming ever rarer. There was an unhealthy and slightly macho pride in fishing ministers going onto the airways after having haggled for 48 hours non-stop to defend “look what i brought the boys back home, I stood up for our national interest”. Cross-Dressing … Read more