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Hello and welcome to the edition podcast from The Spectator. Every week we take a look at some of the most

important and intriguing stories from the issue with the writers behind them. I'm Laura Prendergars,

the Spectator's executive editor. This week, who's protesting against the new COVID rules in Europe?

Plus, is China having its Me Too moment?

And finally, what does it take to be a Hamley's elf?

First up, in The Spectator this week, we have three articles covering the riots and protests

that are taking place all over Europe right now about the new COVID policies being brought in. Two of them report the scene on the ground in different countries. Lionel Barber and Nick Farrell

write respectively about the situations in Holland and Italy and they both join me now.

Lionel and Nick, this week you both write from various European countries where protests have

been taking place against new lockdown measures and mandatory vaccinations.

Lionel, you've been in Amsterdam and you write this week's diary and you say that these are dangerous times in the Netherlands.

What exactly have you observed happening there?

Well, there are riots on the streets and late last week the police exceptionally opened live fire in the streets of Amsterdam.

And there are violent protests, mobs, hooligans, football hooligans, far right.

And they're all protesting against these further lockdown measures.

We may even get to a complete lockdown by the end of the week,

which the government, the mushy Dutch coalition government, is planning to introduce in response to a surge in

COVID cases, which threatens to overwhelm the hospitals.

And what exactly are the new regulations being brought in?

Essentially, people will have to show that they have a COVID pass in order to enter public spaces.

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