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And by inspiring economic reform across the wider Asia-Pacific region he helped to write not only Singapore’s history but Asia’s too. Margaret Thatcher used to say that there was no Prime Minister she admired more than Lee Kuan Yew for what she rightly called “the strength of his convictions, the clarity of his views, the directness of his speech and his vision of the way ahead”. I had the privilege to meet him myself, back when I was opposition leader and I was struck then by those same characteristics and by all he had achieved.
And by inspiring economic reform across the wider Asia-Pacific region he helped to write not only Singapore’s history but Asia’s too. Margaret Thatcher used to say that there was no Prime Minister she admired more than Lee Kuan Yew for what she rightly called “the strength of his convictions, the clarity of his views, the directness of his speech and his vision of the way ahead”. I had the privilege to meet him myself, back when I was opposition leader and I was struck then by those same characteristics and by all he had achieved.

