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Jet's letter: 'alas, peanut butter'

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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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

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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