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For GE2020, we are electing parliamentarians who will form the most expensive cabinet in the world, our ministers being the highest paid by a mile. Thanks to them and their ingenuity, we boast the world’s only Group Representation Constituency (GRC) system. Unlike other countries, we have a system that enables the election... 

Excellent article by Martin Wolf of Financial Times on the key basic qualities needed in a successful and stable modern developed-economy democracy. How many of these qualities do we have in our society and polity in Singapore and if not, why not ? Vote wisely for the parties that will best bring about this kind of future for... 

Myth 1: Politics has nothing to do with the man on the street like me. Clarification 1: Yes, politics do affect everyone. Politics affect political parties. Political parties affect parliamentary seats. Parliamentarians in those seats affect parliamentary debates. Parliamentary debates affect national policies, laws, acts and...