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The Original Flat-Pack Construction Kit Edition - Week 37 - 2026
Budget Day promises to be full of drama this year as rising inflation and living costs put further pressure on the coalition parties. Freight traffic…
12 hours ago
The Over-Hassled Coke Dealers and Cancelled Nazis Edition - Week 36 - 2026
Rob Jetten’s hopes of doing a budget deal with the opposition are dashed when the three coalition parties can't agree who to bring on board. Villager…
1 week ago
The What’s The Permit Deadline Time, Mr Wolf? Edition - Week 27 - 2026
After seven years of gridlock, stalled negotiations, upturned flags and tractor protests, the government believes it has a solution to the nitrogen e…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Red Alert, Orange Fever and Blue Wave Edition - Week 26 - 2026
Children's rights were neglected and their well-being suffered during the coronavirus lockdowns, the inquiry into the pandemic is told this week. The…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pick On An Empress Your Own Size Edition - Week 25 - 2026
The Japanese emperor visits the national war memorial to commemorate the victims of his country's occupation of Indonesia. Over at the World Cup, Ora…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Book Arrest and Organ Joke Edition - Week 24 - 2026
New European rules on asylum come into force, but the Dutch immigration service warns it will take a year to clear the backlog. An extradition treaty…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Vitesse Arnhem of Cabinets Edition - Week 23 - 2026
In the wake of the recent asylum riots, we unpick the Dutch far-right landscape with the help of Leiden university professor Sarah de Lange. Voters' …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Herding Cats and Chasing Cheeses Edition - Week 22 - 2026
Social affairs minister Hans Vijlbrief cans the cabinet’s plans to extend the retirement age in the hope of avoiding a summer of strikes. Accusations…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Fishermen's Final Day Derby Dogfight Edition - Week 21 - 2026
As the atmosphere outside asylum centres grows heated and the debate becomes increasingly poisonous, Rob Jetten sends in a crack team of civil servan…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Keep Calm And Sail To Tenerife Edition - Week 19 - 2026
An outbreak of a rat-borne virus on a cruise ship triggers mass anxiety as phrases like "self-isolation" and "test and trace" re-enter the lexicon. L…
4 months ago