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"We still spend hundreds of millions on culture"

Stronger than ever in recent years, the influence of spin doctors on politics has been noticeable. Whereas at first it was only the PVV, in the person of Martin Bosma, that introduced the American methods of 'framing', it is now also standing Cabinet policy. We all know about the Henk and Ingrids, the hardworking Dutch and the head rag tax. And now there is the latter, introduced on 1 June by State Secretary for Culture Halbe Zijlstra: "we still spend hundreds of millions on culture". He...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

Stronger than ever in recent years, the influence of spin doctors on politics has been noticeable. Whereas at first it was only the PVV, in the person of Martin Bosma, that introduced the American methods of 'framing', it is now also standing Cabinet policy. We all know about the Henk and Ingrids, the hardworking Dutch and the head rag tax. And now there is the latter, introduced on 1 June by State Secretary for Culture Halbe Zijlstra: "we still spend hundreds of millions on culture". He...

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