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Dear Perspective " So far the one that drops out loses". I will have to disagree with you strongly on this . When the WP becomes the dominant opposition party, it was a victory that was built by ALL whether they were in the WP or not whether they remained with the WP or chose to...

Dear Perspective, You can have an ego lousy , strategies and Ah Mentalities in varying proportions. You pointed out correctly in a post somewhere in another thread about the problems the WP will face from growth and from managing ego's. I agree. But lets be practical, politics at some...

Dear Perspective, I believe that he suffer's from a trait common to all opposition politicians in Singapore, An Ego ( not uncommon) and an understandable inability to let go and ride off into the sun set with one's head held high ( Look at LKY meddling past his sell by date . )...

Dear Scroo The collective responsibility theme of cabinet was part of the Westminster system, but within the collective system because of the "first amongst equals". We had individual cabinet ministers taking ownership of well successful policies and errr trying to distance themselves...

Dear For The way I would put it is he is a a charismatic actor with a terrible script for a movie. The best shows come about when a charismatic and great actor get together with a great script. Locke

Dear For Its telling really the differences in style and beliefs. Dr Chee for what its worth is charismatic , well spoken and dedicated and the award is recognition for that effort. The organization giving the award is interesting enough " Liberal International " and the parties within...

Dear Fordenvet Its not Chee's words but the words of the not so clued in leader of CLAD awarding him the errr award. Locke

Dear Scroo The route and plan to a PAP victory in Aljunied lay in localizing the elections and through a Malay Victory. The opposition road to victory lay in not losing as high a percentage of the Malay vote as in the previous GE and making up the difference in other areas. Please note...

Dear GMS I still remember PM LEE and his economic restructuring committee and how he cheerfully announced at the conclusion of that whole exercise That they had looked under every STONE and put it back and its place again. Whether by guile, or the fact the he really believes that they...

Dear Yellow, Raffles, The nature of a coalition government is defined by political compromise and hardball terms and conditions. Countries with coalition governments tend to reflect the priorities of the constituent coalition. I certainly would expect the PAP to adopt some of the WP...

Dear GMS It seemed like a life time ago but I was eighteen working in Parliament, drinking tax free booze and having a great time. The MP I was with was a great supporter of PR over FPTP and hence I was researching PR arguments and election results under any possible number of...

Dear Scroo GMS sigh at time level headed in all other issues business included loses his head when it comes to politics. He see's himself as a master puppet manipulator when a. he no longer has any puppets and b. He no longer pulls what ever strings he had and c. The dynamics of the...

Dear GMS Politics is not about principles but rather politics is about the art of the possible and of compromise. The question to "Pritam" was in the context of an academic exercise i.e posed by the forum moderator and he probably should have qualified his statement every way until...

Dear GMS Rules are meant to be broken and adapted :_)) You would have made a fine civil servant for well following the rules. As it is there are no rules just principles and politicians of all persuasions including the PAP You and LTK should have the flexibility of mind to adapt...

Dear GMS I would add that coming from a position whereby I believed after GE 2006 that the WP was to tame at times with SL and LTK, They have shifted after GE 2011 to a more challenging role both in substance and with a little more rhetoric whereby post GE 2006, SL and LTK speeches were...

Dear Scroo, Its still early days in the electoral cycle. The key point to note which will set the tone for the next five years, are the following which will have nothing to do with the WP whether they are genuises , or charlatans. a. PAP November CEC elections, Who is in , who is...

Dear Scroo There is an old saying, if you are in a hole, stop DIGGING. I am afraid whilst Dr Ng's answers may have answered Dr Janil's pre scripted question it has not answered the key question and has raised more issues. a. There were a total of 1026 NSF's disrupted in the...

Dear Perspective For what its worth a subtle remark to all and sundry about the need and role for an opposition. I would be the last to claim to be an expert in Chinese History and Nuances, but his subtle snide remarks about G Yeo and similar in Chinese , point to a need for the WP in...

Dear, perspective, I believe that these plants and agents exist. However that does not mean I believe GMS when he tells everyone he knows who they are, or that he knows how to play games with them. Locke

dear GMS Honestly all this who is the spy amongst the opposition game is insanely self defeating. just work hard and fuck care the spies if they exists. Locke