A yearly commemoration of the dismantling of slavery in the Netherlands was marked by heckling (and noisemaking) during a speech of the Dutch minister of Integration and Immigration (ms. Rita Verdonk). She was eventually whisked away by security personnel.
I haven’t been following the current Dutch political culture, so I have to rely on sources like nu.nl and the National Broadcasting Corporation: apparently not everybody is happy with the policies of the (current) center-right government. It’s interesting to see and watch (for example) online footage of a discussion between cabinet ministers and the (ever) critical journalists of broadcasters like the NPS. Earlier this month I was watching a heated discussion between the (above mentioned) minister and a journalist on transition houses, female immigrants and emancipation. Lots of plans, but nothing concrete.
Maybe that’s the best description of the current Dutch cabinet: Lots of plans, but nothing concrete. I hear the Dutch Labour party is rising slowly (Dutch!) in the polls: if there were elections, they could actually start a coalition with like-minded parties, instead of (always) relying on center-right partners. Which would make life in Holland a bit more interesting.