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The Ministry of No Silly Dancing Edition - Week 11 - 2019

The Ministry of No Silly Dancing Edition - Week 11 - 2019

In a week when the government agreed to bring in …

DutchNews Podcast · DutchNews

March 15, 201950m 49s

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Show Notes

In a week when the government agreed to bring in a "polluter pays" tax on CO2 emissions, the atmosphere turned poisonous at an Amsterdam school where staff are accused of having terrorist sympathies and in the fishing community of Urk, where a mob descended on the home of a migrant family. Mark Rutte nears the end of his tether over Brexit, though if if he's hopping mad or stockpiling Marmite he'll have to stay away from the Foreign Affairs ministry's canteen. We also try to keep up with the all-conquering Dutch speed skaters and discuss how (and whether) you can vote in next week's elections.