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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:
(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?)
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.
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