The previous secretary of state for culture, Halbe Zijlstra, cast his draconian cuts in concrete. Cuts of 35 to 40 per cent on the budgets of orchestras, theatre companies and some museums have become law. The new culture minister, PvdA star Jet Bussemaker, cannot change that at all an iota. And if she even wanted to: the architect of the cuts she has to authorise sits in the chamber as the ruling party's group leader. No chance he will to...
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