Hedging in Wonderland: The politics of persuading the PAP
Thio Shen Yi’s write-up in the law gazette contains so much hedging, I almost thought I was Carlton in Wonderland for a moment. Still, he’s not wrong. For a small country our government is one slow (to put it nicely) creature. Overplay your hand and you get ignored. Play nice and maybe you’ll get something done. Play...
$2b rerouting of CRL vs $4.3b rerouting of ECP-AYE
It was reported on ST (22 Feb) that rerouting the Cross Island Line (CRL) around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR) would cost another $2 billion to the rail project [Link]. "Besides land and home acquisitions that could affect families, the extra works could incur $2 billion more in expenditure," said LTA Chief Chew...
Elected or selected presidency, both a waste of tax dollars
With the Presidential Election due in 2 years’ time, the PAP government has arbitrarily decided to review the eligibility criteria of potential candidates. (“Three aspects of elected presidency to be reviewed: PM Lee”) One of the 3 areas to be reviewed is “how to ensure that minorities have a chance to be elected to...
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