DutchNews podcast: The Megabrothel Roadblock Edition
In an explosive week for education, schools minister Dennis Wiersma’s short fuse detonated for the last time and universities erupted in protest against Robbert Dijkgraaf’s “Dutch first” plan for bachelor degrees. The farmers’ lobby pulled out of talks on funding a transition to sustainable agriculture, leaving the government’s nitrogen strategy in the mire. More details emerge of how the government wasted millions of euros buying substandard face masks from coathanger magnates and car salesmen during the pandemic. A 4,000-year-old burial site emerges in Brabant just in time for the solstice. And we have news of mixed results for Dutch sportsmen in cricket, football and tennis.
Patrons can listen to our extended interview with David Schindler on university education. And here’s a link to David’s Twitter thread on the issue:
For everyone not following Dutch politics closely, what’s being discussed for the future of higher education in this country is truly insane, not even indicted former US presidents could come up with something more stupid. Buckle up! https://t.co/v39H6kbOET
— David Schindler (@DSchindlerEcon) June 17, 2023
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Archaeologists find 4,000-year-old burial mound and solar calendar
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