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Watching politicians like the PAP government at work is fascinating. One learns a lot about how to manipulate people through the use of spin statements, cleverly framed messages and strategically orchestrated public relations exercises. As the techniques and examples are too numerous to go into detail, I shall just discuss one... 

Driving four to five hours at a stretch puts the driver, passengers and other road users at risk. One SMRT bus driver speaks openly about their safety standards and how they are repeatedly compromised in the name of efficiency and timeliness of bus schedules. Joe (not his real name) complains about the days he had to skip his... 

[Transcript of a lecture given at NUSS on 22 August 2012. The event was organized by the NUSS Graduate Club.] Dr Catherine Lim Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a real honour and pleasure for me to be here this evening, to give a talk, to share with you certain ideas, thoughts, musings, on a topic that is of great...