Two Party Systems, Talent, and lots of Hard Truths
Recently, Lee Hsien Loong made the statement that Singapore does not have enough talent to afford a two-party system. This article is my attempt to decode the possible hidden meanings in his statement, and deconstruct the possible hidden reasons for those statements. A. Is It Really About Talent Or The Lack Of It? If it is true...
Not enough good people in Singapore?
The PAP view that politics is about getting skilled people to run an administration is based on a wrong presumption. Politics is a perennial debate around values, about the important things in a community: whether we look after the elderly or buy guns; whether we house people or see public housing as a means to make a profit;...
Ms Lim, Mr Lim, Mr Yeo, please keep in touch
First, have you noticed that nowadays, our state-owned newspapers no longer call them “Ministers Without Portfolio”? They’re now described as “Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office”. I guess “without portfolio” makes them look like they’re rather redundant. And Ms Lim Hwee Hua is one of these “Minister...
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