I expect the toilet to fall. This is what former parliamentary speaker and PvdA star Gerdi Verbeet says in BNR’s Big Five. Verbeet says he doesn’t understand the current nitrogen policy. According to her, the Netherlands needs action from the Prime Minister. “So I don’t really understand what he wants to achieve with this, other than staying in the saddle and I think it’s complicated.”
Verbeet says he doesn’t understand the current course of toilet nitrogen: wait and accelerate. “I don’t get it, because I think the citizen’s signal is: do something, do something, go fix it, go fix it.” And then the cabinet reacts promptly and wants to look at the provinces. While, according to Verbeet, the provinces actually need ‘action actions’ from the premier and his club.
In the saddle
The former Speaker of the House says he does not understand what Rutte wants to achieve with this, “besides staying in the saddle and I find it complicated”. According to Verbeet, the prime minister and all ministers serve the Crown and should “choose the national interest and not the interest of their party or even the survival of their cabinet”.
“As prime minister you should choose the national interest and not the party one”
Verbeet acknowledges that BBB has caused a political snowball with its impressive election victory, but that it’s unclear what direction this shift will take. “I know a lot of people who have thought about voting BBB, but often for different reasons.” So the direction the BBB goes will have an effect on how many people vote for the party in the next election.
frustration
Verbeet reports a high degree of frustration within the coalition. “I think the frustration rate is very high right now.” According to the former speaker of the House of Representatives, CDA leader Hoekstra has “achieved a very bad election result” but is now making “the most profit” with his attitude. According to her, Hoekstra is now playing the BBB sound in the cabinet. “She did it skillfully.”
‘The parties’ worries about the polls are greater than for the country’
Autumn wardrobe
When asked, Verbeet says he takes into account that the toilet will fall due to the nitrogen crisis. “I expect it to fall. I argued earlier that it should always be done for four years (…) precisely to prevent the parties from constantly looking at the polls before making their decisions. And you have to be in good contact with your supporters, but you also have to think about the national interest. And right now the parties’ worries about the polls are greater than for the country.’
Source: BNR
Fernando Dowling is an author and political journalist who writes for 24 News Globe. He has a deep understanding of the political landscape and a passion for analyzing the latest political trends and news.
