The Evening Show, hosted by Arjen Lubach, discusses various political and social issues. The show begins with Lubach expressing frustration over the rapid pace of political developments in The Hague, including the resignation of spokespeople within hours and the disintegration of political parties.
The show then delves into the case of Yesim Candan, a candidate for D66, who is withdrawing from the upcoming House of Representatives elections. Candan came under fire for a column she wrote for RTL News, in which she criticized D66 as 'elitist'. The show reveals that Candan had applied twice to Forum for Democracy in recent years, a fact unknown to D66.
The show then segues into a humorous segment, where Lubach and his team discuss the implications of diluting the Dutch population with people from around the world, a concept that Lubach humorously refers to as a 'big hoax'.
The show then moves on to a segment about Henk Kamp, a controversial figure who was the minister who introduced a harsh law in 2012 to tackle fraud with social benefits. The law led to a benefits scandal and was criticized for being too harsh, with innocent civilians being the victims. The show highlights Kamp's response to the criticism, which was not to believe the statistics provided by his officials.
Finally, the show concludes with a segment about the Klootviolin of the Week, a humorous segment that highlights the week's most absurd or controversial political figures. This week's Klootviolin is Henk Kamp, who was the subject of the previous segment.
1. The host of the program is Arjen Lubach.
2. The program is made once a day.
3. The host is struggling to keep up with developments in The Hague.
4. Yesim Candan, number 11 on the D66 list in the upcoming House of Representatives elections, is withdrawing.
5. Candan came under fire because of a column she wrote for RTL News, in which she called D66 'elitist'.
6. Candan had applied twice at Forum for Democracy in recent years, something that was not known to D66.
7. The host is discussing the Paris Agreement and suggests that it should be cancelled as soon as possible.
8. The host is referring to a joke about diluting the Dutch population with people from all over the world until there are no Dutch people left.
9. The host is discussing the controversy surrounding the Fraud Act, which was introduced by Henk Kamp in 2012.
10. The Fraud Act led to the benefits scandal, where people who did not provide the correct information and therefore received too high an allowance or benefit could receive mega-high fines.
11. The host is discussing the impact of the Fraud Act, stating that it caused some people to have a debt of almost 50,000 euros due to an incorrectly completed form.
12. The host is discussing the complexity of filling out forms, stating that it is easily made and that anyone who has ever filed a tax return knows that.
13. The host is discussing Henk Kamp's response to the question about the Fraud Act, stating that he does not think that if you find something complex or if you don't have language skills, then you shouldn't have to follow the rules.
14. The host is discussing the fact that 90 to 96 percent of people on benefits simply followed the rules, and for those few people who didn't do that, in most cases it was by accident.
15. The host is discussing the Klootviolin of the Week, which is Henk Kamp.
16. The host is discussing the upgraded stair lifts from Turbomax, which can reach speeds of more than 90 km per hour.