However its consistency with old (capitalist) practices also means it has not caught up with times. The usual pragmatic policy taken in the past caused no big problems for the old Singapore – citizens trusted the government, believed it could deliver and handled the situation well. However, with a new political norm, the policies and strategies that the government adopted recently seem to be a public relations failure. Issues of public (mis)trust and (loss of) confidence appear. People begin to ask whether the PAP can effectively solve the haze problem.
The PAP is the usual PAP. It has not changed. However, the people have changed with different demand and expectation. They want accountability for high salary ministers and senior civil servants. They want to see them coming out with creative and workable solutions – not like the past a haze problem can be unsolved for more than 20 years.
Here are some of the examples:
- http://pijitailai.blogspot.sg/2013/06/pap-policy-for-haze-good-bad-and-ugly.html
The PAP is the usual PAP. It has not changed. However, the people have changed with different demand and expectation. They want accountability for high salary ministers and senior civil servants. They want to see them coming out with creative and workable solutions – not like the past a haze problem can be unsolved for more than 20 years.
Here are some of the examples:
- http://pijitailai.blogspot.sg/2013/06/pap-policy-for-haze-good-bad-and-ugly.html
