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Marlboro Tan is the second fired minister to say that they wanted to retire after the last election. For the next election, everyone minister should be asked this question -do you intend to step down from the cabinet after the elections.
The statements by both LHL and these ex-ministers leave a bad taste in the mouth and demonstrate that one cannot and must not expect much to change, at least in the near future.
IF THEY HAD WANTED to resign from the cabinet after the elections, they should have made clear with the voters. The MIWs have been touting that their constituences would have a voice in the cabinet, the most most famous of course being Boy George who wanted a voice to transform changes from within. The electorage can then decide whether they prefer to have their voices heard on the Parliament floor rather than in the cabinet. Their promise then would have been that they will spend time to look after the constituency.
IF IT WAS LHL who, in trying to convey a benevolent/changed/transformed/ transparent government that these three had asked/offered to step down, then it is hypocrisy personified. This means that future misdemanours will continue to be sweet-talked away with no one wiser as to what really happened.
The manner of the handling of the "offers of step-downs" does not augur well for the promise of "we will do better next time" although no doubt, there is the usual caveat of "but please bear with us in the meantime."
Whatever the case, it is the electorate who, it could be rightly claimed, were misled into voting for them, in the first place.
Marlboro Tan is the second fired minister to say that they wanted to retire after the last election. For the next election, everyone minister should be asked this question -do you intend to step down from the cabinet after the elections.
The statements by both LHL and these ex-ministers leave a bad taste in the mouth and demonstrate that one cannot and must not expect much to change, at least in the near future.
IF THEY HAD WANTED to resign from the cabinet after the elections, they should have made clear with the voters. The MIWs have been touting that their constituences would have a voice in the cabinet, the most most famous of course being Boy George who wanted a voice to transform changes from within. The electorage can then decide whether they prefer to have their voices heard on the Parliament floor rather than in the cabinet. Their promise then would have been that they will spend time to look after the constituency.
IF IT WAS LHL who, in trying to convey a benevolent/changed/transformed/ transparent government that these three had asked/offered to step down, then it is hypocrisy personified. This means that future misdemanours will continue to be sweet-talked away with no one wiser as to what really happened.
The manner of the handling of the "offers of step-downs" does not augur well for the promise of "we will do better next time" although no doubt, there is the usual caveat of "but please bear with us in the meantime."
Whatever the case, it is the electorate who, it could be rightly claimed, were misled into voting for them, in the first place.
