Parliament will have to choose between what maybe popular and what is right
'In a tight fiscal situation, this Parliament....we will have to choose between what maybe popular and what is right. This will require political courage'- Indranee Rajah, ST 09 March 21. I agree and I think any responsible government ought to do more than just choosing between being popular and being right. It needs to also...
How small should a class be?
In the recent Committee of Supply Debate, Workers' Party MP Jamus Lim called for smaller class sizes in Singapore's schools. Class sizes now average 33 pupils. MP Lim proposed a cap of 23 pupils. As he argued in his Facebook post, "It all depends on what we think the purpose of the classroom is. Is it to simply deliver the...
The Enormous True Size of the Reserves
During the Budget Debate on Friday 26 February Heng was asked about using the proceeds from land sales in the Budget. His answer was deliberately disingenuous: “The current approach of spending the land sales proceeds through the NIRC (Net Investment Returns Contribution) avoids these pitfalls, and allows the Government to...
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