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OpinionOpinion, columns, comment and blog links on all things Dutch Youp van 't Hek: Avoiding Mr Bleker Youp van 't Hek finds it hard to get away from CDA party leadership hopeful Henk Bleker. More...Youp van ‘t Hek: Rutte is having a laugh A small earthquake hit the football world when coach Pep Guardiola announced last Friday that he is hanging up his hat after four splendid seasons at Barcelona. He’s leaving his club in a slightly better shape than Verhagen has left the CDA. More... comments (1)Barend van Lieshout: Which party will solve the healthcare problem? Healthcare is bound to be a big issue in the general election campaign but are the parties thinking ahead? asks Barend van Lieshout. More... comments (1)WSJ: Dutch Save Reputation, but Real Test Lies Ahead The Netherlands’ recently battered reputation as a custodian of fiscal discipline has been salvaged by a budget deal struck last week between the two governing parties and three small left-leaning opposition parties. More...Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, can you hear me? Get stuffed! ratings agencies, Dutch economyThe edge of the precipice, misery, a black hole: we can’t see the wood for the trees in this political and economic crisis. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to tell the financial markets to listen to us instead of the other way around, writes graduate student René van Leeuwen. More... comments (1)
When will politicians have the courage to say goodbye to their carefully constructed alter egos? asks Herb Prooy. More...
Wouter Bos: I will let you in on my plans beforehand (for a change) Former finance minister Wouter Bos has turned columnist for the Volkskrant. In his first effort he explains why. More...The blame game - What the papers say Who's to blame for the collapse of Rutte I and should we have early elections? What the papers say. More...Jan Maarten Slagter: This is taking too long Jan Maarten Slagter thinks duped investors shouldn't have to wait ten years for compensation. More...Frans Weisglas: Glad of doomed cabinet collapse Frans Weisglas is happy the cabinet has fallen and thinks the VVD and the Christian Democrats should now forget about the PVV and cooperate with the opposition. The economy and Dutch prestige abroad depend on it. More... comments (1)Herb Prooy: Party purge makes Spekman party pooper Herb Prooy thinks the PvdA party chairman should stop trying to outstrip the SP and go for a left-wing alliance. More...Paul Schnabel: Growing concern Paul Schnabel has been taking the nation’s temperature and it looks as if the Netherlands is beginning to feel poorly. More... comments (2)Turkish state visit: Don't mention Wilders - What the papers say The state visit of Turkish president Abdullah Gül is promising to be a balancing act. The spectre of Geert Wilders, who lambasted Turkey while Turkey criticised Geert Wilders, will be hovering over the proceedings. At the same time Dutch entrepreneurs stand to miss trade opportunities with Turkey to the tune of 4bn. What the papers say. More... comments (4)Barend van Lieshout: Health warning: Samsom’s care plans may seriously harm his voters Barend van Lieshout thinks Diederik Samsom's healthcare plans are old hat and will mean a return to waiting lists. More... comments (2)Rob de Wijk: The Netherlands keeps its shutters closed at its peril The Netherlands must look to others or it will become invisible itself, warns Rob de Wijk More... comments (2)Youp van 't Hek: Things my mother taught me Youp van 't Hek thinks the new reality show about divorce is really not very good and he knows exactly what his mother would have said. More... comments (2)Herb Prooy: Budget in the balance The cabinet is not tackling the country's real problems, writes Herb Prooy More...The De Wit report: Pointing fingers - What the papers say The SP’s Jan de Wit, who headed the parliamentary inquiry into the handling of the 2008 credit crisis, has come to some tough conclusions. What the papers say. More...
It is easy to criticise the way the government dealt with the banking credit crisis and ABN Amro's nationalisation, writes financial journalist Garry Piggott. More...
Gerd Leers: Lame duck or sitting pretty? What the papers say Integration and immigration minister Gerd Leers (CDA) hasn’t had a good week. First there were the rumours of an attempt by Wilders to have him removed from his post and then the minister put his foot in it himself. What the papers say. More...Wanted: Foreign chefs to improve Dutch food Please, unemployed Spanish, Italian and French chefs, come to the Netherlands and improve our taste, asks Pepijn Vloemans. More... comments (9)Paul Schnabel: A dangerous method Paul Schnabel thinks addiction guru Keith Bakker broke the rules. More... comments (1)Herb Prooy: Cherchez la bicyclette Herb Prooy wonders what self-respecting prime minister would ride around on a women’s bike. Real men would prefer a robust top tube between their legs as an extension of their manhood, wouldn’t they? More... comments (10)Youp van 't Hek: Big brother is operating on you Youp van ’t Hek thinks doesn’t like private health & safety firms passing on his medical details, nor does he wish writers in search of inspiration to peer into his chest cavity. More... comments (1)Negotiations blip: What was THAT all about - What the papers say The PVV pull out on Wednesday did not herald new elections after all. The search for the missing billions is continuing. So what was it all in aid of then? What the papers say. More...René Leegte: Deposit system is pure nostalgia VVD MP René Leegte thinks people should not get dewy-eyed about deposits on bottles. It's nothing but nostalgia, he writes. More... comments (1)The Netherlands has lost the plot Author and actor Ramsey Nasr thinks the Netherlands has lost the plot. Norms and values have disappeared and it’s the politicians who are setting a bad example, he writes in the NRC. More... comments (8)Herb Prooy: Hands off our education Cutback-happy politicians should steer clear of education, says Herb Prooy. It’s the only way left open to kids to get out of the mess. More...Barend van Lieshout: Innovation slow-pokes are endangering healthcare The Thuisapotheek (pharmacy on wheels) has been closed, another example of how big umbrella organisations strangle any attempt to innovate the healthcare sector, says Barend van Lieshout. More...Tom Eijsbouts: Orders from Berlin good news for Wilders Tom Eijsbouts thinks Wilders will benefit from the German call to freeze pay. More...Group Brinkman - What the papers say Hero Brinkman’s tortured relationship with Geert Wilders has finally come to an end: he is going solo. But he’s thinking big already: his one-man parliamentary party will be called Group Brinkman. What the papers say. More... comments (1)Samsom's PvdA: from opposition party to Opposition party? - What the papers say Diederik Samsom has become the new leader of the PvdA. The papers are predicting fireworks. More... comments (1)The Holland Bureau: There's export and there's 'export' The Netherlands is clamping down on small marijuana growers because of unsubstantiated export figures, writes the Holland Bureau's Giles Scott-Smith. More...
Herb Prooy wonders if Rutte thinks should be paid more. After all, a lot of less deserving private sector people are.
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Youp van ’t Hek thinks the Dutch press is being taken over by paparazzi and Rober M should be put in the prison geriatric ward. More...
European anger at Rutte boils over - What the papers say European anger at prime minister Mark Rutte’s refusal to condemn the PVV initiated website to register complaints about central and eastern Europeans boiled over in a heated debate on Tuesday. More...Paul Schnabel: The state of integration Paul Schnabel thinks proportionality is a good measuring stick to see how ethnic minority groups are doing. More...International Women's Day: Saskia van Uylenburgh Saskia van Uylenburgh, Rembrandt, DutchNews.nl, International Women's DayOnce a year, the sun shines on the grave of Saskia van Uylenburgh, wife of the painter Rembrandt, writes DutchNews.nl editor Robin Pascoe. More... comments (1)
Herb Prooy thinks PC Plod shouldn’t be left in charge of internet security.
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Youp van ’t Hek on banning cheeky journalists, female PvdA leadership candidates and bringing a bit of cheer to Dutch news programmes.
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There's a hole in my budget - What the papers say Bad news for the Netherlands: there's a hole in the budget and with what Rutte will mend it remains to be seen. More...FT Magazine: Meet Europe's new scapegoats After September 11 the Muslims took a beating. Now it’s the turn of eastern and southern Europeans, writes Simon Kuper in FT Magazine.
Herb Prooy thinks PvdA party chairman Hans Spekman is not a winning personality. Or two. More... comments (1)
Will the new PvdA leader dance to Rutte's tune? What the papers say Over the coming weeks the PvdA party membership is going to decide who should be the new leader. Should Rutte be worried? More...Paul Schnabel: Holland in the tropics Paul Schnabel on Suriname thirty years after independence. More...Job Cohen quits - What the papers say Job Cohen has stepped down amid cries of both ‘pity’ and ‘good riddance’. What the papers say. More... comments (1)Youp van 't Hek: Beam in PVV's eye is Pole Youp van ‘t Hek thinks it must have been a jolly evening in the bar when the PVV thought of the idea to report troublesome central and eastern Europeans on a special website. More... comments (1)
Should health care reform be left to investors? Anneke van der Sluis is a former hospital manager who thinks the minister should have the courage to tackle the job herself.
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Herb Prooy thinks pride came before a fall at KPN and Cyber Security head quarters.
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