Streets, suits and strange theories
Street criminals are disconnected from society, driven to steal by materialism. What's wrong with this analysis?
Tag: Policy
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The end of migrant-specific policies
The Dutch government has decided to end migrant-specific policies. According to the recent Integration Paper, policies should be based on people’s future and not on their background, which is a major turnaround. Will this also imply less stigmatisation? -
Principle-free politics
New proposals to improve deprived urban neighbourhoods in Rotterdam are discriminatory. A new policy strategy is emerging: experimenting as a way to go around existing legislation. -
The plant is not the problem, prohibition is
Until recently, coffeeshops were free to sell cannabis to all customers, whether Dutch citizens or foreign tourists. Now, customers are required to have Dutch citizenship and a club card. Illegal trade is flourishing and residents are complaining.