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'Only' 800 redundancies, but five thousand jobs will disappear.

For the trade unions, it is not too bad: because of the mega-cuts in art, 800 people are to be laid off. That is almost nothing compared to, say, the bankrupt Nedcar, where redundancies at one location are likely to be double or more. For the Ministry of OC&W, it's already a small celebration too, because this way the so-called 'friction costs' will be contained. And the sector itself, with its moaning and shouting, is of course back in the picture. It v...

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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

For the trade unions, it is not too bad: because of the mega-cuts in art, 800 people are to be laid off. That is almost nothing compared to, say, the bankrupt Nedcar, where redundancies at one location are likely to be double or more. For the Ministry of OC&W, it's already a small celebration too, because this way the so-called 'friction costs' will be contained. And the sector itself, with its moaning and shouting, is of course back in the picture. It v...

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