Demise of VVD culture spokesman during budget debate in St Nicholas mood, with surprise for PvdD

by Wijbrand Schaap
19 November 20182 April 2022
4 min read
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Een beetje medelijden was wel op zijn plek tijdens de behandeling van de cultuurbegroting in de Tweede Kamer. Thierry Aartsen, de kersverse cultuurwoordvoerder van de VVD, had zijn huiswerk nog steeds niet gedaan en kreeg daarom vreselijk op zijn mijter van de collega-cultuurwoordvoerders in de Tweede Kamer. En daarna ook nog eens van de minister. Mocht hij rond elf uur 's ochtends op maandag 19 november nog iets over hebben gehad van de bravoure waarmee hij vrijdag 16 november in de Volkskrant ...

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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

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