TR EMERITUS

Slowly we are seeing a new breed of politicians appearing, the serious and with a purpose and with a view, not to contest an election just to be in Parliament and thought they had arrived as a politician. On a personal level, yes, to be trusted and voted into Parliament by the people placing their hopes on them, to serve them... 

And still willingly vote for the PAP? I doubt it. But first, Trump, Le Pen and American and European “fascists” say some cultures  are hostile to Western culture and values.  While they are not exemplars of the best of Western culture and civilisation (I’ll readily admit that I’m an admirer of much of the values of... 

I refer to the article “Let’s talk about policy failures and the elected presidency” (Straits Times, Jan 18). It states that “While we worried about a rogue government in the past, we did not consider the possibility that a rogue president could be elected. It is true that our elected presidency does not allow the president...