Bops Goin Brazy

In the week that Hugo de Jonge revealed that the Binnenhof renovation will cost €2bn and last until 2028, we ask if there is any chance of a government being in place by then. The king thanks his Spanish counterpart for putting up Princess Amalia in Madrid after she was threatened by gangsters, while Prinsjesdag is set for a populist makeover. In a bad week for pensioners, six people in their 70s go on trial for distributing a suicide powder, while canal boat tours fall foul of Amsterdam's anti-tourism drive. Flower growers get creative at the Bloemencorso, and we explain how a Dutch socialist heathen architect rekindled an Olympic tradition.

Podcast Week 16

The Fake Kremlins and Rotten Parliaments Edition - Week 16 - 2024

This week, it's elections, elections, elections and one stowaway cat.
We talk the CPB report about the parties platforms, the latest polls
and the rule of law assessment in election news. In our discussion, we
cover equality in the Netherlands and why women seem to be lagging
behind.

Dutch News Podcast - The Mansplaining Edition - Week 7 2017

This week's podcast looks at the ramifications of the latest developments in the MH17 inquiry as the Dutch government and joint investigation team point the finger of blame squarely at Russia. We also find out about the Friesland community came up with an eye-catching additional member to the European Capital of Culture programme, why a soldier is being given a ceremonial burial four centuries after he died and who won the battle of the Dicks on the football field. In the discussion we ask if the Dutch system of holiday pay is a nice little seasonal sweetener or a paternalistic anachronism.

Liner notes: https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2018/05/dutchnews-podcast-the-8-is-the-goldilocks-zone-of-communism-edition

The Fake Kremlins and Rotten Parliaments Edition - Week 16 - 2024

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