One of the “head” reasons I had for taking this job in London (rather than the “heart” ones that went: want to live in London! Want to show the UK why the EU is a pretty good thing on the whole!) was that it would give me management experience. The Commission as an institution isn’tContinue reading “Having to be all grown up…”
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Back in Brussels
I’m in Brussels at the moment – I have to get the house sorted out for the move, get quotes etc, and I’ve been asked to take part in an event tomorrow about communicating Europe, organised by the Committee of the Regions. It’s been nice to be back. I went into the Commission today forContinue reading “Back in Brussels”
What it’s all about
Today has been a little microcosm of what this job is going to be about. We started out with two “bonkers Brussels” stories, neither of which were correctly reported. Firstly was the one about “Brussels” (I love the way they say that) has banned dogs from the kitchen of good old British B&Bs. The TimesContinue reading “What it’s all about”
Hunting for the perfect house
It’s all about the house-hunting today I’m afraid. Excited as I am about getting out there and describing to people what the EU does for them, I need somewhere to live and no-one is going to help me with that! So evenings this week are spent trailing around estate agents and visiting places. I wasContinue reading “Hunting for the perfect house”
The renaissance of the bendy cucumber
There’s a great story floating around in the press today (Metro and Daily Star at the moment) about the EU bringing an end to rules on bendy cucumbers etc. And this one is no Euromyth, it’s true! The Commission has proposed to the Member States that we rationalise the marketing standards for fruit and vegContinue reading “The renaissance of the bendy cucumber”
Hayfever strikes
My weekend was wiped out by the sky-high pollen count, and given I was out in the country, it hit me hard. Still, it was lovely to see Dom, my brother. He’s just bought a house in Buckingham so I went to see that – it’s lovely and I think he and Esther (the blackContinue reading “Hayfever strikes”
Welcome to London Transport
It had all been going too well – turning up to Balham station, getting on the train – I even got a seat one morning. Last night coming back from Notting Hill the Circle Line was disrupted so I got the Central and then Northern, which stopped at Kennington, so I had to change… AndContinue reading “Welcome to London Transport”
Euonymics
euonym (n): 1. (obscure) A name well suited to a person, place or thing so named. 2. (contemp.) The name of the weblog of the new head of media at the European Commission office in London. That’ll be me! So. I arrived from Brussels on Sunday, and settled into my temporary home staying with the lovely RobContinue reading “Euonymics”