Peter Noordhoek, a member of the Christian Democratic Party in the Netherlands, makes the case for a more positive approach to Brussels. With much interest I read the article of Dr Charles Tannock MEP on ‘Why we need to take the European Parliament more seriously’ and the subsequent comments on it. It led me to […]
Peter Noordhoek, a member of the Dutch Christian-Democratic Party (CDA), looks at some of the lessons to be learnt about policy co-ordination from the grammar schools debate and his experience in the Netherlands. It had been a few weeks since the last time I visited ConservativeHome. Here in the Netherlands I had been occupied by […]
Peter Noordhoek is a member of the Dutch Christian-Democratic Party (CDA). Congratulations with the results the Conservatives got on the 3rd of May! I do not really know how far the Conservatives are when it comes to giving local government more responsibilities, but the locals certainly want more conservatives. Again, congratulations, this time from someone […]
Peter Noordhoek is runs a consultancy and training firm and is a member of the Christian Democratic Party in the Netherlands. This article had to be republished. In advance of a visit I will pay to your country this month, it seems like a good idea to sum up a few developments in my country, […]
Peter Noordhoek reflects on the Dutch election results (BBC). In Dutch politics the die has been cast. And the result is truly disturbing. The electoral stalemate I predicted in my last report has come about. Personally, I guess I should be pleased. My Christian-democratic party, the CDA, remains the largest party in the Netherlands. In […]
Last week the Dutch cabinet approved a proposal to ban the wearing of the Muslim burqa in public places. Here, Peter Noordhoek, member of the Dutch Christian Democratic Party discusses the ban. A ban he supports, not for security reasons, but because he does not want to live in a society "where eyes cannot meet". […]
Peter Noordhoek is a member of the Dutch Christian-democratic party (CDA). He is a member of the board of the scientific institute of the party and has several other functions within the party to keep the information flowing. At the moment he is preparing for the next campaign. Here he reflects on a recent visit […]
Peter Noordhoek is a member of the Dutch Christian-Democratic Party (CDA). We are natural allies. When push comes to shove, the Dutch and their governments have almost always preferred the alliance with the British above one with either the Germans or the French. It is less than two weeks that we saw a great photograph […]