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Opposition Unity For Next GE

The recent concluded general election shows that to do well, you have to be in a big party like PSP or WP. I think this is quite obvious, if you look at how RP, SPP, SDA, SPP and PV performed. There is no point these smaller parties contest next GE in 2024 or 2025. The result will be the same. I see a lot of good talents...

PAP’s useful idiots: s/o JBJ, Meng Seng, Lim Tean, P Ravi and Michelle Lee

Not me who says this, but a reader from TRE who pointed out that if the PAP had had walkovers in the constituencies where the parties led by s/o JBJ, Meng Seng, Lim Tean, and P Ravi and Michelle Lee stood, the PAP’s share of the vote would be less than 58.7%. (I didn’t verify the figures but it sounds about right because...

Where do you draw the lines when it comes to basic needs?

I’ve just blocked a former girlfriend from texting me. We had gotten along well enough and then Singapore’s Covid-19 circuit breaker measures came in. I could not keep in touch and then for reasons best known to her, she thought it was appropriate to send my daughter inappropriate messages. The kid told her to stop and after...