Time for Singapore opposition to come up with a Common Policy Framework
February 8th, 2010 | 
Author: OPINION
The next general election will be a watershed in the history of Singapore. With young Singaporeans joining the electorate and public sentiments turning against the ruling PAP, the opposition stands a fighting chance of denying the PAP its traditional two-third majority in Parliament.
An increasing number of Singaporeans including even PAP supporters are starting to accept the idea of a two-party system to ensure the continuing survival and prosperity of Singapore.
Being a small nation without any natural resources, human resource is our greatest asset. We need not only one strong ruling party, but one credible opposition or government-in-waiting as well ready to replace the incumbents should they screw up.
The PAP’s track record over the last few years speaks of the flaws of a one-party system: many policies are hastily implemented without proper discussion and debate in Parliament and neither were the people adequately consulted with disastrous results for the common man in the street who have to bear the brunt of the its mistakes.
The immigration policy is one classic example: too many foreigners were allowed into Singapore within too short a period of time and now we end up with a big headache of how to integrate them into our society.
The PAP’s solution to the problem they have created is one-dimensional: dumping $10 million dollars of taxpayers’ monies to conduct free language classes and events to make the newcomers feel welcomed in Singapore.
There is an urgent need for an alternative center of power to emerge in Singapore to challenge the PAP and to put an end to its political dominance which is killing Singapore.
With Singaporeans more inclined to vote for the opposition now, it should ride on the wave of public support to build a credible alternative to the PAP.
Of utmost importance is for the opposition to come together under a common coalition and put forth a common policy platform to Singaporeans without which it can never hope to pose a serious threat to the PAP.
The opposition cannot afford to campaign on the tried and tested methods of providing checks and balances to the PAP anymore. While they can always count on 20 to 30 per cent of core supporters who will always cast protest votes, they have to sway the fence-sitters over and to do so, they must come up with a vision for Singapore which is radically different from the PAP’s.
As past elections have shown, the opposition’s voice tends to get diluted amid the cacophony of election fever which distracts the attention of voters from the real issues concerning them.
For example, in the 2006 election, the Workers’ Party was embroiled in the James Gomez controversy while Singapore’s Democratic Party was sued for defaming the government. In the end, Singaporeans still do not know what the opposition can offer them on the eve of the election.
To put it bluntly: if the opposition do not come together in the next general election and continues to fight individual battles on their own, they will never be able to achieve any breakthrough and the status quo shall remain.
All the opposition parties in Singapore should come together under a coalition like Malaysia’s Pakatan Rakyat which allows each party to preserve their own individual entity while giving them a common platform to stand on.
We propose the following steps for the opposition to take to increase its chances of taking on the PAP in the next general election:
1. Forge a common alliance – the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is a good platform to begin with.
2. Draft up a common policy framework proposing to Singaporeans changes to be made in the following areas should they come to power: immigration, housing, education, economic, labor policies etc.
3. Come up with a simple slogan which resonates easily with voters, e.g. “Singapore for Singaporeans”.
4. Bring the message out to the people via weekly public forums, seminars and exhibitions and use the New Media to reach out to the young voters, e.g. the opposition leaders can take turns to give a short speech on the policies which they propose changing which will be uploaded to Youtube.
5. Repeat their common policy platform again, again and again such that the message is ingrained in the minds of Singaporeans come election day.
The opposition has no time to lose. The 9 day election campaign period is too short for them to achieve anything. They have to work the ground right before the battle begin.
There is no point participating in the elections just to make your voices heard and be satisfied with not losing the election deposits. To stand a realistic chance of bringing down the PAP behemoth, the opposition has to stand united and speak in one united voice.
The Malaysian opposition has taught us an invaluable lesson: they won only 27 seats in the 2004 elections when they contested the elections as individual parties, but 82 seats in the 2008 elections after they come together as one single coalition to fight the Barisan Nasional heads on.
If the Islamist PAS and Chinese DAP can work together, why not the Singapore’s opposition parties which have a lot more in common than their own petty differences and animosities?
The situation is very much in favor of the opposition now: public unhappiness at the PAP is at an all-time high, young Singaporeans are clamoring for change, the New Media is enjoying an increasing readership and more credible candidates are joining the opposition.
The opposition only has itself and nobody else to blame if it fails to deny the PAP its two-third majority in the next general election. With a proper electoral strategy and slick marketing to deliver their message across, the opposition should have no problems winning one or two GRCs and a few more SMCs. The onus lies on them to set aside their differences and to work together for a greater common goal.
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Please do not have more than 1 opposition contesting in a single ward or GRC. It will dilute the opposition votes.
If my area has erections, i will surely vote opposition , be it WP, SDA, SDP, RF or any other opposition for all that matter.
“The next general election will be a watershed in the history of Singapore. ”
I beg to differ!
For some reason unknown to me, in each of the last 2 GEs at least, the opposition was able to get a lot of supporters to turn up for their rallies compared to….
Each time, the votes counted reflect a different story.
allow me to quickly digress…i cannot find a place to ask this. When is USA diplomat coming huh? does he mean what he said? oh, thanks for allowing my digress.
regards
Ah Huay
TR, YES, way to go! This is the kind of article you could put up more often.
It is overdue time for change to kill the “I know best, I know all” mentality in the ruling party.
OPs, pls take heed, nurture the ground, build the momentum, prepare for battle. We will be behind you.
“…challenge the PAP and to put an end to its political dominance which is killing Singapore.”
While I find the word ‘challenge’ to be positive, I think ‘killing Singapore’ is unfounded (but certainly dramatic in terms of political rhetoric), unless one have already figured out the route of destruction.
I propose that the opposition come up with more constructive suggestions or alternatives to fill the gap they think is missing in our system, bearing in mind the magnitude of application and possible consequences (such as the impact on economy by foreign investment). Work out a possible model with reference to past successes (eg. other economies with similar structure) to strengthen the argument.
That’s rite. Good article. Opposition parties muz unite under one platform. Singapore Democratic Alliance(SDA) is the best choice, in this way individual parties could retain their leadership and identity without merger into one.
Support united platform, pls add SDA facebook
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#!/pages/Singapore-Democratic-Alliance-SDA-Supporter/202603113516?v=wall
I agree that no doubt that public unhappiness at the MIW is at an all-time high, there is also this group of young Singaporean who wanted change.
But on the ground, generally, did Singaporean finally waken up from this nightmare? could it be another “雷聲大, 雨點小” (Loud thunder, small rain drops) end result?
There can be always people saying that they are unhappy with the current policies that these white monkeys dishes out or they wanted opposition in parliment to keep MIW on their toes.
At polling day, you still see these white monkeys returned to power.
I am curious and puzzled.
It is because Singaporeans wanted oppositions in Parliment but “please not in my ward” kind of menatality?
Fellow Singaporeans, let us be realistic. If in the 1st place, we don’t take the intiative to vote for the opposition. How can we expect opposition to be in the Parliments as MP, no dis-respect for NCMPs but as NCMP, you can do as much as MP.
Let take physical actions in the next GE, and not just talks.
“Action speaker louder than Words”
I total agree that Opposition should now ride on the wave favourable to them. Hundred of thousands of Singaporeans are united and ready to give Alternative Parties the mandate they have never dreamt of. This is the time no opposition has ever seen before. If such opportunity is allowed to slip, there will never be the same wave to support them again. While Lee Hsien Loong is currently shivering and uncomfortable to call for an early election, oppostion should start tapping such time delay to plan and get their campaign up and going. No more time to lose to get closer to the people and tell them what Singapore has became. No need to wait for the 9 days election. A good start is considered half succeed. Your long awaited effort is about to bear fruits, this is the time!!!!!!
We need a ‘Freedom of Information Act’.
Freedom to get information from all the bureaucracies, CPF, MOM, HDB, MOH and especially TH, GIC etc.
The PAP government has been hiding important information from Singaporeans for far too looong.
This act alone will level the playing field significantly for future GEs.
33.3% of Singaporeans have spoken that they want that much representation in parliament to represent them. Some even feel that these 33.3% want change of leadership as reason for their vote.
The fact that there are only 2 seats occupied by opposition provides a strong and real need for Opposition parties to find more good quality candidates to run for election and form a strong Coalition.
This is what the opposition supporters want. They deserve having more representatives to demand the answers.
Many have similar qualifications and calibre as PAP talents like Lee Bee Wah, Seng Han Thong, Lim Swee Say and of course MBT if not Lim Boon Heng or Teo Ho Pin if not Wee Siew Kim if not Josephine Teo. So, these crouching tigers , Its Time you step forward. Its the year of the Tiger!
Opposition – select your candidates carefully. Singaporeans are sticklers for “clean” candidates – don’t give the ruling party any chance to tarnish you. The electorate is ready to cast you a vote. Gather a few good men – honest, humble, intelligent and who will serve with passion. Give us a creditable policy framework.
Ideally, the non-PAP candidates should not do dumb things like having multiple parties in 1 or 2 GRCs/Single wards to challenge the poorer PAP candidates.
Strategies are important especially against an established party as PAP. Their line-up is very strong on paper but with a poor track record, people would be more open to consider alternatives if they can find potential solutions.
We should not forget that a huge number of Singaporeans are employed under GLCs, Temasek-linked corps, statutory boards and Ministries. A huge number of these people may fear the consequences of voting against their employers, especially since they know a lot of inside stories as well.
I don’t think the Singapore Opposition should and could work like the Pakatan in Malaysia.
DAP and PAS can work together because there is a buffer in Keadilan and a leader in Anwar. And each of these parties have their own supporters. If they were to pull out, their supporters will go with them. And these made each of them dependent on each other.
Not the case in Singapore. There isn’t a clear leader in the oppositions in Singapore.
Just take the WP and SDP, their ideology and modus operandi are worlds apart. who do you think can come in between these 2 parties as a buffer? I cannot think of any!
It is better that they mind their own business.
//Jerome Au Kian Beng aka Ah Huay
You can continue to believe this.
We want you to too.
Then you will see.
If your bosses are so sure, tell them to start the elections now.
GE2006 did not translate into anything for opposition parties becos the netizens misread the ground sentiments. And yes the EVIL PAP got it right down pat.
The reason being netizens sentiments is VERY skewed towards the oppositions while the real sentiments of the real brick & mortar world is very conservative & goes towards PAP. So PAP read the mood right. By conservative it means worrying about filling your stomachs, worrying about jobs, worrying about money, worrying about a roof above your head.
Next, the majority of Spore citizens, yes true blue citizens born & bred here, do NOT have an EMOTIONAL attachment to this land called Spore. They treat the country as a hotel where the hotel management, PAP, arranges accomodation: HDB, provides the meals: jobs, arranges hotel security: police & national service. In other words, Spore citizens let the PAP do the job for us, so the guests of the hotel (Spore citizens) put up the “DO NOT DISTURB” sign outside their hotel doors (HDB flats).
The DO NOT DISTURB sign has been put outside the hotel doors for so long that they have forgotten what the world outside the hotel looks like as the hotel management have made so many changes beyond recognition.
So in a nutshell that is the relationship between PAP & its Spore citizens. Its up to the Spore citizens to take the DO NOT DISTURB sign down. But being DAFT, seriously doubt that they would.
If the opposition does not unite, there will not be a future.
No matter how clean, the PAP will use their propaganda machinery – disguised as national media – to speak ill of anyone they wish to. It’s disgusting how low they’ve gone for so long.
On the bright side, thus far at least 2 opposition members have survived besmirchment (if there’s such a word) to their reputations. Hopefully, our upcoming opposition candidates escape unscathed through the next election. Trust me, there is hope: traditional PAP voters amongst my friends have already decided to cast protest votes already.
The Civil Servant’s Vote is vital…
if the opposition doesn’t win them over…and if alot of them don’t get over the fear of being tracked because they voted for the opposition…
then all is lost….we have a very large civil servants’ population…
Can i ask a question?
Whenever gonmin changes, can i say that the Civil service still remains as these are majoritily not politicians or the cabinet?
So, how would change of leadership affect a country?
Would it make it better like if rules are changed for the better?
i wonder niah.
sg’reans are generally self-censored type who cannot be characterised as politcally opinionated like 1st word democrats.
Even in the USA where opposition was like 50:50 with the incumbent, it took 2 terms for Bush to be defeated. And Bush’s performance is well known.
So, what i mean is, it would be unimaginable that singaporeans will vote them out as opposition presence is near neglible.
And this means only 1 way out.
Call for Help.
All the opposition parties in Singapore should come together under a coalition like Malaysia’s Pakatan Rakyat which allows each party to preserve their own individual entity while giving them a common platform to stand on
This advice sounds like a very good idea.
All Opposition Party Members
Seize this coming opportunity or never !!!!!!
The article mentioned that the “Malaysian opposition has taught us an invaluable lesson”.
Indeed so – and the lesson we should learn is that marriages-of-convenience are neither true marriages, nor convenient after consummation (err… I mean election).
What we have seen up-north is endless internal bickering and discord to bear much semblance of unity. After two year, we have not seen much results of the procreation(err… I mean performance).
In fact, the inter-marital antagonism reminds one of what we see in BN, only more petty and imbecilic.
The continuous mudslinging across the alliance component resembles those of newly-weds bitching after their return from honeymoon. The household dialogues are centred more on who is rocking the alliance boat, rather than producing (babies) enough to rock the cradle.
In our case, the local opposition parties are far from being able to form a purposeful alliance. They are at a adolescent-like stage where some of them are busy claiming credits for being the first to propose minimum wages and recognising the fallacy of large foreign-workers intake – “I said it first!”; “Don’t take my thing!”.
Any alliance based on a non-constructive but common goal such as getting rid an opponent is but an artificial and fleeting construct.
I think the TR’s call for an alliance is premature, in every (coital) sense of the word.
WP,PP,UP,SDP,DP and SAF therefore equal less ERP good deal!
Wa lan, PAP lioa, pinish!
When all above come together then the Ruling party had to precaution their ACT and give out more humane rules and regulation.
Recognize their nation people make all accountable not daft and lazy.
Make dirty job pays then lower income group enjoy their hard work.
Of course the higher paying post to let those young Grads battle for the post, and full used of our home grown talent.
We all want a livable Singapore, a place we love and cherish don’t we all.
yar-lor.. hopefully the individuals in the current opposition parties can put aside their differences and band under ONE FLAG.. “OPPOSITION”.. this way the citizens will not be confused..
simple choice then …
.. this time.. die die must VOTE …
NO walkOVER please. contest every ward/GRC. collectively.
BETTER start on work now alredy..
run-out of time fast fast …
Personally I don’t Mr CST, but he do have a decent face and he is capable I believe to lead and fight for the people.
Pardon my pigeon English please.
But who else here able to avoid harassment going against the very organize PAP.
They have got the big guns ready for any unrest(A peaceful demo)is consider unrest to them.
Any sort of gathering are illegal, so how Opposition going to members support very sad.
I will pray for them and their well being.
Singaporean older national are easy to threaten just need to mention Police, they will just back off even without committing crime.
Their been bully by the police since the early 70s, not now of course.
I was 13, fighting with 2 boys, later got arrest by a plain cloth, he said you move I will put a round in you(in hokkien).
And the SOB from Paya labar police station, I live till today and wonder what a man he was to have treat a child.
I like to piss on his grave though!
@ BryanT on Mon, 8th Feb 2010 3:20 pm
Hey, there is a leftover bone from the pappies, go bite it.
No one single opposition today can take over the governing of Singapore without the help of other opposition. Do you have any objection to what is being said here?
To be realistic, the best thing is for them to do is to find common grounds if alliance is not working out. For starter, we would like to know what are the opposition common stand on:- The foreign workers or talents issues confronting Singapore. New citizens and national service? Democracy and repression? Etc.
Once a common ground is identified or established and it is deemed significant to the people of Singapore, the opposition voice should come forth in unison to give Singaporean a sense of unity so that they can identify themselves with the opposition. For example if they were to adopt a common opposition slogan like Singapore for Singaporean or Reclaim Singapore and blast out together in unity, the impact could be greater. It will also be easier to promote the various opposition platforms and ideals for the country.
Opposition should get their representatives or officials to come together for a discussion/forum and finally have a summit among their leaders to explore and established common grounds together.
They should not delay anymore. Now is the time.
“United we stand,Divided we fall”
三兄弟折筷子的故事
说弟兄几个不团结，他们父亲让他们折筷子，每人一根都能折断，每人一把就不可以了。父亲说团结力量大
Please don’t make the papayas panic . They already anyhow shooting already . somemore , they all not in syn . maybe they already panic about loosing the million dollar salary . Can see the faces all lost and some also take cover . This is not the papaya where used to see as they know they cannot bullshit anymore about billion dolllar investment , CPF for old age which all end up craps .
@go bite the bone on Mon, 8th Feb 2010 4:13 pm
You’ve got to be kidding :T
The opposition has to Unite, best for them so common people here can decide their future.
No slacking of each other, stand as one, regardless of race and religion.
Opposition build a stronger nation then the PAP who break community apart make people snobbish self center, creating lots of social problems.
Teach the young to love their land and be patriot.
Call it small mind, that a dream, hope not a fairy tale.
All right robin hood, peter pan and troops get together and kick some ass to the moon.
is the opposition listening to this,our (netizen) request?
or will they be like the men in white all up in their ivory tower?(more head up in their asses)
or TR, in anyway are the opposition trying to reach out to us?
At the very least, NSP should return back to SDA. And if SDP can also join SDA, it would send a powerful shockwave in the political scene as well. Once WP is the last remaining un-allied opposition, it has then to decide to stand alone or also join the alliance.
Hi all OPs, if you are reading this thread thus far, please take a moment to watch this short clip and listen what the Gladiator Maximus said (@ 2:10 near the end of clip).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX63X8cFXIU&feature=related
For those of you who watched this movie, remember how the emperor fought Maximus? Before the fight, the emperor went in to the lockup cell and gave Maximus a jab and concealed his wound before final show down. Can you relate the story, how our ruling party fights the oppositions in the past? Was it a fair competition from day one? Any method that can be employed to weaken the opponent was used before every election.
Come on, the ruling party, fight like a real man, will you?
■Anti_LPS on Mon, 8th Feb 2010 10:28 am
“I agree that no doubt that public unhappiness at the MIW is at an all-time high, there is also this group of young Singaporean who wanted change.
But on the ground, generally, did Singaporean finally waken up from this nightmare? could it be another “雷聲大, 雨點小” (Loud thunder, small rain drops) end result?
”
yes, mere mortals may think so.
But lets refer back to the last 2 elections.
Then, also many issues and many tak boleh tahan.
The turnout was Shockingly Awesome proven by pictures and videos all over the net.
More turned up for them then u-kno-who. It was very obvious.
when votes were counted, the results spoke differently.
up to now, i still have not heard what is the actual reason for this phenomenon.
As long as no one can explain this convincingly beyond any reasonable doubt, we may see the same situation repeated over and over and over and over again and again and again.
so can any of u explain? cannot right? i think so too.
@BryanT
Well said.
Chiam and Low join forces lah. Get a few of those reform party scholars and contest a grc together. High risk high return. no risk, dun even need to hope.
And if my prediction is correct when the ruling party losses its power, you shall see most of their useless parasite millionaire ministers would just pack and get ready to fled the country in no time. These useless bootlicking ministers are just there to toll the party line and they are not for the singaporeans interest other than for their own interest for the money only.
I do not think it will be good to form an alliance like Pakatan. The opposition each have their own ideals and I think it is good the way it is. The opposition has more chances to survive now, thanks to the flawed policies of PAP which has been exposed by time and also not very wise words by PAP MPs which truly showed their quality or rather, the lack of it.
Oppositions seem to be working on improving their image. Due to that, more talents and scholars are willing to join them. Also more youngsters are becoming interested and want to play a part in building of our nation – thanks largely to the oppositions’ success of engaging youngsters through the internet. Pakatan although succeeded in denying BN a 2/3 majority, still appear very fragile. I wouldn’t want our oppositions’ to go through the same path and risk their image and voters’ support. At this point of time, each party is good on its own.
Last GE, SDP and WP didn’t do badly despite the relentless attacks by PAP. WP almost capture Aljuneid and SDP did better than GE01. With an improve image, more stable but credible leadership among opposition parties, more youngsters voting and the glaringly shortcomings of PAP’s policies and MO, opposition parties, in general, are poise to do better at the next election. Getting 1/3 of the seats in parliament (or probably close to 45%) is realistic as the GRC system will ensure PAP mps get voted out in blocks of 4s or 5s.
Actually is those Parties Leaders hearing the pple ?
not even a single word is released .. i wonder they ACTUALLY know wht’s happening ?
Despite disagreeing to them forming an alliance like Pakatan, I think they should work together, maintain respect among themselves, avoid 3 or 4 cornered fights in GE. Sure they won’t replace the PAP but what we need now is a strong opposition to keep PAP in check.
Opposition should work together but stop short of forming a Pakatan-like alliance.
Politics is a damn dirty game.
The cynic in me says the opposition will be no different than the incumbent if given a similar mandate.
That is just the unsavory consequence of the majority’s (Chinese) cultural heritage.
A 2 party system will be no different from a practical stand point – dig a little more into the political landscape in the US and the follow the money that follows through the various lobbies and the stink will be the same.
Our cultural heritage does not value the rights of the individual, its has always been about the community first – with the unspoken assumption that the leadership would naturally constitute as the overclass.
Until the individuals in our society on aggregate are willing to agitate to fight for their rights – nothing will happen.*
But when the time comes for such a change – rarely has history shown that such change will be without incident (read into this what you may).
* Can anyone with a greater understanding of constitutional law clarify whether there exists a provision in our constitution that when sovereign interests are threatened, individual rights are forfeit?
I don’t think the opposition will need to worry specifically about civil servants. Aside from the top management, the political profile of civil servants is essentially no different from that of the population at large. There are plenty of civil servants (including me) who can’t wait for our next chance to cast a vote against the PAP.
There is absolutely no chance that the opposition will deny the PAP a 2/3 majority. The prospect on that happening isn’t even on the cards.
The whole “new media” and anti-PAP “public sentiment” argument is exaggerated. After all, the readership of this website is just a couple of thousand people. Include all the other forms of anti-PAP “new media”, we have maybe 100,000 readers at max?
I think chances are which Chiam leaving Potong Pasir, the opposition will lose that seat and fail to win anything new.
The major clamouring point for any opposition politician in Singapore has been the keeping-PAP-in-check mantra. This is either used as a constructive argument, i.e. vote for us and we will make sure we question the PAP. Or used as an offensive argument, e.g. PAP let foreigners in and screwed up. Given the recent changes that increase the number of NMPs and NCMPs, the opposition cannot use this card as effectively – there are several (probably more competent) persons who do not need to win the vote to keep the PAP in check.
The problem with many of the opposition parties is that they cannot give suitable alternative policies. For years the PAP has been drilling the idea that if they lose power, the daft opposition will ruin Singapore. This factors into the minds of the voters, consciously or subconsciously. Unless and until the opposition can table attractive policies, they will never win the confidence of the average voter.
Sorry to say, right now the opposition in Singapore is underfunded, unorganized, uninspired and generally unattractive. The first step might be to form a coalition, but that will certainly not be the last thing they will need to do to get anywhere.
@small hum on Mon, 8th Feb 2010 11:35 pm
Thanks, small-hum.
@Suzie Tua Kee Long
I think we can safely conclue that large turn-outs at elections rallies does not equivalent to many votes.
Sadly, it just doesn’t tally.
All I can say it is the only time that people can “openly” go against MIWs and voice out their frastrations and unhappiness. When the dust are settle, there are always people who “cool down” and then lost the courage to cast votes against MIWs.
I just curious that are we able to live to see that no longer there will be 1 party rule in Singapore?
Another sad story.
if only the opposition parties can come together during election. this is a big IF. i hope they are beginning to sit down over a cup of tea and brain storm the seats to be contested and the basic points of contention to speak up on in support of singaporeans and our future stake in this small nation.
i do not see them recruiting people , fund raising , PR walks around town etc?
It would be a cold day before CST, LTK and CJS see eyes to eyes.
Eh why no one mention RP ah? too small too little?
Just wondering, if the opposition come together and band against PAP, is that considered anti-democratic? In business, if many businesses come together to try to win anything, it is considered anti-competitive, so isnt this anti-democratic?
Worker’s party, LTK where are u ? after election then no sound coming out from you. relax one corner and get good pay is it? you also like one of the sleeping MP in parliament. maybe you join the MIW since you no different from them. talk loud loud in election, after that no action. we want opposition party to fight for our cause. if you think u are out numbered by MIW and afraid to go head on with them, please get out of my elite uncaring face. you are taking us for a ride.
i agree with the writer of this article that the SG oppo must get their act together and form a united alliance.
But my gut feel (and here i hope i am wrong) is:
i feel that LTK of the WP wants singapore opposition all to himself. Forgive me for saying this. Currently the most “recognised” opposition by our MSM, and therefore, by extension to the majority of the electorate (sadly) is the WP and mr Low. He knows and he wants to capitalise on this. So long he play the game within the framework of the PAP chess set, he is secured.
WP is perceived by singaporeans to be the strongest and most hopeful opposition (as depicted by the MSM), but sadly, WP is the weakest link in realising the hope of having a strong united alliance of opposition in the singapore parliament.
Again, i sincerely hope i am wrong.
But all is not lost…