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A group of victims of the child benifit scandal have written an open letter to the politicians and the media. It seems they are livid about what happened to the princess and how anonymous civil servants try to get rid of her.
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They wonder when the scandal will finally stop. Or if the Child benifit scandal is slowly turning into a new scandal, namely which they already call the ´herstelschandaal´
The letter starts with:
'Last week the news was dominated by accusations of anonymous civil servants of the ministery of Finance. This started a true witch hunt on Laurentien van Oranje, in her role as boardmember of the Foundation SGH. What happens here is beyond any borders of decency."
Later on they credit Laurentien for finally finding a sollution (IIRC her method solved as many cases in a few months as the ministery did in several years).
While they set out the reasons why the method worked, why they are happy with it and what problems they have come across with the ministery of Finance, they continue:
"We are angry because Laurentien - a woman who believed in us and made us feel more confidence in life- has already been convicted by the media and a few political scientists on the basis of anonymous accounts. We truely wonder how editors could engage in 'trial by media'. How could they simply go along with the accounts of anonymous civil servants, who have a lot to gain by putting up smoke screens?"
Later on:
"From the moment Laurentien got engaged with this subject she has tried to give us and our children a real voice. She made sure we were no longer being sent from pillar to post. Because of that to many of us she is a courageous beacon of justie, hope and faith."
They added that their faith in Laurentien was not due to her membership of the royal house but because of a proces of 'thousands of steps" . They continued: "We asked Laurentien to help us because she was the only one who still saw us as human beings, she looked for connections with us and saw our potential.
"Laurentien creates an atmosphere in which we feel safe, seen and heard. She dares to feel our emotions herself. And she dares to listen patiently, profoundly and without pretentions. She has the gift to translate what she hears to human logic.
Etc. etc.
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The last time a member of the royal family was praised this way must have been many decades ago.
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They wonder when the scandal will finally stop. Or if the Child benifit scandal is slowly turning into a new scandal, namely which they already call the ´herstelschandaal´
The letter starts with:
'Last week the news was dominated by accusations of anonymous civil servants of the ministery of Finance. This started a true witch hunt on Laurentien van Oranje, in her role as boardmember of the Foundation SGH. What happens here is beyond any borders of decency."
Later on they credit Laurentien for finally finding a sollution (IIRC her method solved as many cases in a few months as the ministery did in several years).
While they set out the reasons why the method worked, why they are happy with it and what problems they have come across with the ministery of Finance, they continue:
"We are angry because Laurentien - a woman who believed in us and made us feel more confidence in life- has already been convicted by the media and a few political scientists on the basis of anonymous accounts. We truely wonder how editors could engage in 'trial by media'. How could they simply go along with the accounts of anonymous civil servants, who have a lot to gain by putting up smoke screens?"
Later on:
"From the moment Laurentien got engaged with this subject she has tried to give us and our children a real voice. She made sure we were no longer being sent from pillar to post. Because of that to many of us she is a courageous beacon of justie, hope and faith."
They added that their faith in Laurentien was not due to her membership of the royal house but because of a proces of 'thousands of steps" . They continued: "We asked Laurentien to help us because she was the only one who still saw us as human beings, she looked for connections with us and saw our potential.
"Laurentien creates an atmosphere in which we feel safe, seen and heard. She dares to feel our emotions herself. And she dares to listen patiently, profoundly and without pretentions. She has the gift to translate what she hears to human logic.
Etc. etc.
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The last time a member of the royal family was praised this way must have been many decades ago.
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