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What if Israel wins the Eurovision Tune Contest?

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What if Israel wins the Eurovision Tune Contest?

The Eurovision Tune Contest does its finest to maintain politics out. However the essence of a democracy is that you simply can not silence individuals. The European broadcaster EBU ought to know that. Not to mention defining what’s political and what’s not. Politics seeps in via each crack and crevice. Pleased. Is the harmless peace … Read more

“Frugal socialists and lavish liberals, it’s something different from the clichés”

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“Frugal socialists and lavish liberals, it’s something different from the clichés”

On May 1, each party made a promise. Higher minimum wages (Vooruit), more days of leave (Green), more pension for those who have actually worked (Open VLD), at least 239 euros net extra for wage earners (Vlaams Belang) and higher wages tout court (PVDA). Who pays for all that was less important on the holiday. … Read more