TR EMERITUS

Going back to fundamentals, one man one vote and one MP for one constituency. That was what was all about in a democratic election. But there were weak candidates that would not survive in such a system. All political parties have strong and weak candidates. And when a strong candidate is pitted against a weak one, the result... 

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. LORD ACTON In past elections Singaporeans gave the PAP the mandate to rule but gradually it lost its mojo, and touch with public opinion. As a one-party state, it was able to change the constitution as easily as you change your socks to maintain its grip on power. For... 

When my children were younger, I would sometimes trick them with “Heads I win, tails you lose” when we flipped a coin. I can never lose, of course! On 23 April, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen warned of the possibility of a freak result and even a change in government as one can never know how others are voting. When...