Given that the POD is the same as OTL (1815-30), with some twist (e.g. French-speaking upper and middle class fleeing south, particularly in Namur and southern Brabant before, during and after Belgian independence), what could be the political system of a surviving but smaller United Kingdom of Netherlands (OTL Netherlands and Flemish Region) be like?
NOTE:
This thread originally tackled the effect of a smaller United Kingdom of the Netherlands on its broadcasting industry, in which I include a personal observation:
NOTE:
This thread originally tackled the effect of a smaller United Kingdom of the Netherlands on its broadcasting industry, in which I include a personal observation:
Some commentors noted pillarization that exist in contemporary Dutch society and its roots on the religious make-up of OTL Netherlands. Thus, I changed the topic a bit. Still, broadcasting-related commentes are still allowed.(Well, I noticed that while NPO is composed of "pillarized" broadcasters, its Flemish counterpart VRT is more-or-less inspired by the BBC, from the licence fee (until 2001 OTL) to programming and administration. Will the two models reconcile in this ATL version of the Netherlands?)
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