PvdA congress in a provincial capital. MPs, Rotterdam delegates and other prominent figures already arrive the day prior to this meeting. The evening can then be spent useful and pleasant on coordination of motions and amendments, political consultation and informal contacts. For the overnight stay we report to the counter of the local hotel. Your name? Mariëtte Hamer, Mrs. Bijl, Mr. Schaaf. The receptionist checks the reservations, looks at the three of us and responds: “Well, that is a whole toolbox full.”
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