TR EMERITUS

The working class poor, the disadvantaged and the losers from globalisation predominantly voted for Mr Trump? If that is your cherished assumption and it is for many liberals, then the FT report that Mr. Trump's supporters predominantly came from those earning above the US median income of $56,000, provides uncomfortable reading.(And... 

Singaporeans have been repeatedly told that democracy is a luxury that we can't afford and that we have to pull in one direction under the PAP leadership. Does such a view hold in today's Singapore? Join us at this important public forum as we tackle the issues of democratising our nation.  Read More →

Not so fast. Can't discount 50 years of PAP induced utilitarian voter psychology. Money walks, talks, makes Singaporeans forever grateful for pieces of crumbs. Politics of tax and spend, distribution and redistribution are entirely alien to politically uneducated Singaporeans. Jokes aside, the bankruptcy of centre-right and...