D66 votes against culture. Power games make distance from voter unbridgeable

by Henri Drost
7 July 201730 March 2022
4 min read
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Verbijstering alom. Hoe kan D66 nou tegen een minimale reparatie van de draconische cultuurbezuinigingen van beide kabinetten Rutte stemmen? Het gaat immers om slechts tien miljoen. Dat terwijl partijleider Alexander Pechtold het afgelopen jaar als woordvoerder cultuur in elke vergadering juist hamerde op 10 miljoen extra. Maar precies dat gebeurde gisteravond.
Tijdens de campagne ging D66 nog veel verder: van 24 miljoen tot zelfs 100 miljoen extra voor cultuur. Hoe dan ook: “Voor de Kunst is 20...

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Henri Drost

Henri Drost (1970) studied Dutch and American Studies in Utrecht. Sold CDs and books for years, then became a communications consultant. Writes for among others GPD magazines, Metro, LOS!, De Roskam, 8weekly, Mania, hetiskoers and Cultureel Persbureau/De Dodo about everything, but if possible about music (theatre) and sports. Other specialisms: figures, the United States and healthcare. Listens to Waits and Webern, Wagner and Dylan and pretty much everything in between.View Author posts

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