
Singapore is not a model for Australia
Dr Michael Barr Australians looking at Singapore as a model for pulling the poor up by their bootstraps (such as Noel Pearson in The Australian) will be disappointed. Singapore's success is not replicable or desirable. Singapore had its economic take-off by turning itself into a regional manufacturing and exporting base while...

The Great Singapore Sales!
No Great Singapore Sale! People in Singapore has taken criticism of the government to a new art form. Instead of focusing on the good things done in the past they worried about the bad things likely to happen in the future. Where is the gratitude? Take Chen Show Mao's criticism of the government's 40% pay discount for example....

Don’t sensationalise Yaw’s alleged marital woes
Mr Yaw Shin Leong Workers' Party MP, Yaw Shin Leong has come under fire for an alleged extra marital affair. From a moral standpoint and in a black and white world, Yaw’s actions, if true are reprehensible. However, does this have any bearing on his role as an MP? MPs might be public figures but they are also entitled to a...
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