If elections were to be held now, D66 would still have 14 of the 24 seats left. That is what Maurice de Hond is investigating this week. The VVD also loses: 27 seats instead of 34 in the elections a year ago. The winners: Ja21, from 4 to 11, BBB, from 1 to 10. Furthermore, … Read more
Johan Derksen believes that #metooon perpetrators are treated much too strictly. “It’s not because that boy pinched a lady in the ass, that he can’t perform in his life?” Marco Borsato is not only accused of groping several underage girls at The Voice Kids, but a 22-year-old woman has also reported sexual abuse from the … Read more
The number of people with dementia is growing exponentially. Reason for researchers to look for ways to prevent the disease. The relatively unknown vitamin K may play a role. Vitamin K is mainly found in green leafy vegetables, which are already known as super healthy. Think broccoli, spinach and kale. They are also an important … Read more
The official list of Covid-19 symptoms has been expanded by the NHS in England to include nine additional signs of a coronavirus infection. In the updated guidelines of the UK Health Security Agency are symptoms now listed, including sore throat, muscle aches and diarrhoea. The initial signs of Covid-19 infection recognized in the UK were … Read more
Those who want to cut down on coffee can save themselves the trouble: the black gold can be consumed in large quantities. In fact, researchers believe that five cups of coffee a day is better for you than three. According to epidemiologist and food scientist Trudy Voortman, four to five cups of coffee a day … Read more
The sympathy for Pieter Omtzigt remains very great. Maurice de Hond gauged how big a party of Pieter Omzigt would be (if he were to found a party and if there were elections now). The result: the Omtzigt List becomes the largest. He would win 26 seats. The VVD keeps 23 of its 34 seats. … Read more
Joris Luyendijk wrote a book in which he wanted to be vulnerable: people like him (white, of good descent, well-educated) have an advantage over people with less privilege. He has worked – he says – for two and a half years to find out. In Buitenhof, Sylvana Simons and Neelie Smit explained that he could … Read more
Nowhere in the European Union has the petrol price risen so high and so fast as in the Netherlands. The record recommended price of 2.50 per liter Euro95 is 10 to 20 percent higher than in our neighboring countries. And the absolute price difference is getting bigger and bigger. On Friday, the cabinet decided to … Read more
De Telegraaf has spoken with people who say they are the complainants who caused the Nilüfer Gündoğan affair. There were so many complaints about Volt’s MP that she was expelled from the group. The issue is said to have started with the timid MP Koekoek of the party. According to De Telegraaf, Koekkoek sounded the … Read more
We all know that exercise is healthy, but how much sense does it make to start once you’ve passed 70, you may wonder. So it makes a lot of sense, it turns out new research. Just 20 minutes of moderately intensive exercise – brisk walking, for example – has already been shown to have a … Read more