Fear is a bad advisor for the government, Trouw laments:
“The incompetence of this minister has been obvious to everyone ever since she took office. As long as the government and coalition tolerate Faber in this position, The Hague has bigger problems than just her poor performance. Apparently the fear of the consequences of her resignation – such as a collapse of the government – holds more sway than the realisation that someone is being kept in office who wants nothing more than obstruction. … As a result, the debate in the country and in the media has centred for days on what the conferral of royal orders of merit means – and on asylum policy. That’s exactly what right-wing populist Geert Wilders likes to see.”