The MC Escher's Budget Carousel Edition - Week 40 - 2026

Eelco Heinen celebrates too soon after striking a budget deal with opposition parties that lasts for exactly as long as it takes them to read the small print. Amsterdam is shocked by the shooting of a prison warden on a bustling restaurant terrace. In less shocking news, Dutch data centres are accused of hiding their impact on the environment and energy supplies. Tom Berendsen tries to mend fences with Israel after diplomats are expelled from the occupied West Bank. And we speak to the organisation representing Dutch nationals abroad about the campaign to allow dual nationality.