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Recently there is some hype of the book Tall Order, a biography about Goh Chok Tong's personal life up to the point where he became Prime Mineter. I always wonder why people like him as an PM despite of all the bad policies which came into effect during his charge. Make no mistake about it - almost all the bad policies we face... 

The last two years had seen a decline of support for the ruling parties. A larger % of people, this time of all ages, and including younger minority races are unhappy with our ruling class and political leadership. You can judge when you raise this subject of political leadership among your friends and associates and listen... 

“But this is politics!” Very often, this is the retort from people – especially supporters of the People’s Action Party – in dismissing manoeuvrings and manipulations that go on in this country. Let’s take the Aljunied-Hougang town council saga culminating in the Workers’ Party town councillors being embroiled...