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By Quirijn van den Hoogen

I have tried to be positive about the new coalition agreement which was published this week. By God I’ve tried. The new coalition of two Christian-Democratic parties, the Liberals and the Social Liberals has been characterized as ‘the political middle’. These parties all operate from the centre of the political spectrum, though admittedly, three of them tend to veer towards the right. They claim to come to the rescue of the ‘middle classes’ (families with a middle income) who will profit from tax measures and the economic upturn. And who are more middle class than our school teachers? Their demands for higher salaries will be met, although not to the extent they want and they have demanded autonomy, so less guidelines for what and how to teach and less administrative duties. Continue reading “The Night Watch At Night? Or How to Fool School Teachers”