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This assumes that there will be another contested presidential election again.

Given that Malays make up around 13% of the electorate, how their vote divides will probably tip the balance electorally. The honouring of Yusof Ishak and the referencing of the achievements of that employee of Keppel Corp, who is a Col (NS), are important but will probably not be...

Agree. We know who are the owners of The Independent, TOC, and mothershipsg, but to date does anyone know the ownership structure of TRE? The owner or owners might be inside or outside S'pore and yet no-one knows. It is the site that is the most vociferous in demanding transparency and...

Given the relatively conservative nature of the electorate, it is not an advantage to the opposition to have all constituencies contested. In fact it is a big disadvantage to the opposition, for several reasons, but I will mention just one here. The PAP still consigns significance to the...

Yes, somewhat surprised he had a reply. I remember that Prof Tambyah, who had also applied previously, said he did not learn about the outcome of his application and only knew that he wasn't selected when the press reports of the new NMPs emerged. And this was despite the fact that Prof...

It seems that WP is probably the only party where CEC positions are "fiercely contested", to use Sylvia's words. This is a major plus point for WP.

Very doubtful that JBJ would have raised much from crowd-funding simply because, although many people sympathised with him, they had also grown weary and tired that he was constantly getting into legal difficulties.

Yes, this is pretty much the strategy. How the PAP responds to likely tough fights in East Coast and Tampines GRCs would be interesting to watch.

You cannot expect much political change if the people themselves do not change. Thus, the projection of another 2 GRCs and 2 SMCs going to WP at the next GE is reasonable.

VW has done enormous damage to himself and his cause. It is doubtful that this is the end of the matter.

The PAP and the path of least resistance July 6, 2014 at 11:17am By Derek da Cunha The report that the defeated People’s Action Party candidate in GE2011, Mr Ong Ye Kung, might be fielded again by the PAP at the next general election but possibly this time in Sembawang GRC, is an...

It is possible that the NMP scheme is here to stay even if WP gains considerably more seats at the next GE. The scheme might eventually evolve to form a second, unelected chamber in Parliament, similar to a number of countries, including the UK which has the unelected House of Lords. The...

This action will result in more legal costs. The other side will simply argue that it is intended to be "vexatious" and nothing more. Roy Ngerng's "justice fund" will keep on growing until donor fatigue kicks in. In the meantime, Roy Ngerng will be kept in the public eye, which probably...

I'm not sure whether this is the extent of Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam's intervention at the dialogue session, but if it is then it is not the best use of the limited time available to him. This man has been highly critical about the WP and its performance in Parliament. Yet, when faced with just a...

When an individual has no political skills at all, he will blame other things or people or even conspiracies to explain away why he cannot connect with others. The outflow from RP continued well after the initial group let. Gilbert Goh left weeks after the initial group left (and he was...

She, as an opposition politician, if she disagreed with Roy Ngerng's behaviour she should have just kept mum about it. The fact that she took the trouble to openly criticise him is very revealing. What she did is far, far worse than those opposition politicians who have been silent over the...

The presidential election was of even greater national interest, but the WP, wisely, said nothing about it during the campaign period. It kept its head down, even as others in other parties ran around supporting the non-TT candidates. The WP picks and chooses its fights very carefully...

If Roy is able to run at the next GE he is unlikely to win. In fact I would say that it would be advantageous for the PAP to have Roy run so as to defeat him politically. Remember 2 previous precedents: In 1988 Francis Seow was released from detention deliberately so that he could fight the...

Note that SDP & CSJ have claimed credit for several shifts in govt policy over the past year or two but they have been ignored by the PAP. Instead, the PAP directs its wrath at WP -- the party that it views as the real threat to it. Understandably, this fact is terribly upsetting for all...

TFBH, you are right on that. It is not in keeping with etiquette to switch to a different language during an actual parliamentary exchange. Indeed, imagine the artificial outcry that will issue from the hard left -- not the PAP, but the hard left -- if LTK did so. The real threat to...