Mark Ashurst

Founder of 2nd Opinion, a newsletter (with films) capturing the breadth - or narrowness - of media comment and opinion from the Netherlands. Sign up for free via the website, or subscribe to give a gift subscription and receive our real-time web app: Opinionated, A Dutch Phrasebook. I look for what the Dutch call pittig - the spicy details, sweet or sour - in local perspectives on culture, politics and business. Then I report how the newspapers tell it - de manier waarop de kranten het zeggen. One topic per post, one or two posts weekly. Former foreign correspondent (Financial Times, BBC, New York Times). Speechwriter for President Nelson Mandela. British, living in Amsterdam. Also working in content strategy and communications for the circular economy - please see my LinkedIn profile. Proud Dad. (he/his)