Politics tightens urban-rural divide: ‘There is much more that connects us than separates us’

The cabinet wants to do ‘everything’ to narrow the perceived gap between the countryside and the (Rand) city, says nitrogen minister Christianne van der Wal. With this she responds to the research of this newspaper and agricultural weekly Nieuwe Oogst, which shows that a majority of the Dutch experience this emotional distance.

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