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Why do people keep saying Nexit and Netherlands are following Britain and the US. It's been a balanced parliament for decades. We legalised drugs and prostitution to make money and target the real criminals not the offenders. Prisons need prisoners because of the social system we have. We actually improve what doesn't work.
The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37904263
Ok, the party of freedom is picking popularity but not the most popular who only has around 20% of the seats. All the other parties and form a coalition against them. But never say never but don't compare the uk to Netherlands. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
But the way Holland is a province not a country. |
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"Why do people keep saying Nexit and Netherlands are following Britain and the US. It's been a balanced parliament for decades. We legalised drugs and prostitution to make money and target the real criminals not the offenders. Prisons need prisoners because of the social system we have. We actually improve what doesn't work.
The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37904263
Ok, the party of freedom is picking popularity but not the most popular who only has around 20% of the seats. All the other parties and form a coalition against them. But never say never but don't compare the uk to Netherlands. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
But the way Holland is a province not a country."
Whilst I don't think the Netherlands would leave the EU, I imagine there is a significant minority who would vote leave. But given the state of European politics atm I'd say that about most EU nations. |
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"There could be an upset. I agree we should never say never. But for a liberal country it'll be a massive upset."
Another country will soon vote to leave the EU. If it's not Netherlands it'll be someone else. |
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"There could be an upset. I agree we should never say never. But for a liberal country it'll be a massive upset."
Heard of the phrase 'The domino effect'!? |
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"There could be an upset. I agree we should never say never. But for a liberal country it'll be a massive upset.
Heard of the phrase 'The domino effect'!?"
The breakup of the eu could be a domino effect. Lying about a country views is just sly. |
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"There could be an upset. I agree we should never say never. But for a liberal country it'll be a massive upset.
Heard of the phrase 'The domino effect'!?"
France leaving next looks like the more likely. Anyone know if anyone running against Merkel next year are calling for a referendum in Germany? |
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"There could be an upset. I agree we should never say never. But for a liberal country it'll be a massive upset.
Heard of the phrase 'The domino effect'!?
France leaving next looks like the more likely. Anyone know if anyone running against Merkel next year are calling for a referendum in Germany? "
Interestingly there was an EU meeting today to discuss how the EU should proceed with dealing with Donald Trump, both France and Britain declined to attend. Our foreign secretary Boris Johnson called it an EU whinge-o-rama. The EU is looking more fragmented now, I think it's on its last legs. The elections in France and Germany next year could sound the death knell for the EU. The referendum in Italy in about a months time could also be a huge upset for the EU, if the vote goes against the Italian Prime minister. |
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"Why do people keep saying Nexit and Netherlands are following Britain and the US. It's been a balanced parliament for decades. We legalised drugs and prostitution to make money and target the real criminals not the offenders. Prisons need prisoners because of the social system we have. We actually improve what doesn't work.
The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37904263
Ok, the party of freedom is picking popularity but not the most popular who only has around 20% of the seats. All the other parties and form a coalition against them. But never say never but don't compare the uk to Netherlands. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
But the way Holland is a province not a country."
Holland is indeed a province of the Netherlands.
The official tourist website does, however, encourage the use of the word "Holland" to describe the Netherlands.
From experience, many old-school Dutchies object to that trend. |
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"Why do people keep saying Nexit and Netherlands are following Britain and the US. It's been a balanced parliament for decades. We legalised drugs and prostitution to make money and target the real criminals not the offenders. Prisons need prisoners because of the social system we have. We actually improve what doesn't work.
The Dutch prison crisis: A shortage of prisoners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37904263
Ok, the party of freedom is picking popularity but not the most popular who only has around 20% of the seats. All the other parties and form a coalition against them. But never say never but don't compare the uk to Netherlands. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
But the way Holland is a province not a country.
Holland is indeed a province of the Netherlands.
The official tourist website does, however, encourage the use of the word "Holland" to describe the Netherlands.
From experience, many old-school Dutchies object to that trend."
To be fair Holland is where most of the people live, jobs are and easier to remember. Ik spreek nederlands, ik woon in nederland. Ik ben nederlands. In Dutch the word is closer to Netherlands. |
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