2023-09-19 19:09:00
After a well-being column on gratitude, by the coach and trainer Pierre Lemonnier, and a column by Alain Kupchik on the Netflix series Tapie, the team of It is necessary that we speak looked at two very current subjects : the “misstep” of Rajae Maoune (Eco) during Car-Free Day and the insecurity in Brussels metro stations.
Should politicians be exemplary or are they entitled to some lapses in conduct? The question of Rajae Maouane’s taxi ride during Car-Free Sunday animated the first debate of the show on the LN24 set. The elected Ecolo-elect justified the fact of not having taken public transport or the bike with “I had 45 minutes by bike, it’s a bit complicated”. “Isn’t she a victim of her honesty?” asked columnist Catherine Ernen, prompting reactions from the other guests, including Mike Willemaers, a corporate communicator, who highlighted a communication error. “Bicycling is the business of Ecolos. And she is trapped in this, a few months before the elections,” he adds. For Nawal Bensalem, editor-in-chief of DH Les Sports +, it is the justification of Rajae Maouane (“It’s complicated”) which poses a problem.
We tested the journey that Rajae Maouane could (should?) have made by bike: it only takes 22 minutes and not 45 as she claimed!
Julien Bal’s team then tackled the subject of the Brussels metro and the work of security agents who roam areas of metro stations closed to the public and evict squatters, often aggressive because they are drugged or drunk. The DH followed a security team into these dismal corners, and journalist Arnaud Farr was present on set to describe this problem.
Nawal Bensalem made the link between the situation in the metro stations and the insecurity at the Gare du Midi. “In recent weeks, we have only talked about the Gare du Midi, but it’s not just that. The public authorities arrived and said, ‘It’s okay, we’ll manage it,’ but there are other problems,” she said, hoping that things will change. “What bothers me is that every year, all these problems come back,” lamented Mike Willemaers, pointing out the fact that politicians are not “sanctioned” for their inaction at the ballot box during elections.
Arnaud Farr also explained how squatters found themselves in areas closed to the public.
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