In the broadcast of News of the Day, extensive attention is paid to the plans of the municipality of Utrecht to give more priority to employees from outside the EU within its cultural policy. The measure is causing a lot of discussion, because critics fear that it will exclude other groups. Shashi Roopram wonders out loud: ‘Why does everything have to be a reflection of society?’ and emphasizes that art and culture should not be controlled through imposed quotas. Our regular opinion maker Wierd Duk also joins us with a brand new response. He calls the policy worrying and sees it as a symptom of an increasingly overreaching identity focus within municipal policy.
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