Sylvia Lim’s note that sank Pritam
All of the Workers' Party leaders have scored own goals - but the note delivered by Sylvia Lim could be the end of Pritam in politics.
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After insulting trade unions Jamus Lim now lectures Singapore’s business
My recent argument with Jamus Lim (you can follow it in full on his wall) has revealed just how ambitious and self-confident WP's economist is.After lecturing trade unions back in 2020 about "folksy wisdom" that apparently guides their negotiations with the government re: minimum wages,
Jamus Lim’s parallel universe
A few days ago I responded to Jamus Lim's post proposing that MAS should spend billions of dollars to make SGD more expensive so people can buy things more cheaply (even though it makes Singapore more costly to foreign buyers). Today I got an even more bizarre reply,
Jamus Lim’s bizarre economic ideas
Does Singapore have too much money in foreign reserves? Should MAS spend it to boost the value of SGD and promote imports?
Pritam Singh: Lawyer, not leader
WP chief's testimony revealed a lack of decisiveness at the wheel before the Khan affair spiraled out of control.
Pritam Singh’s forgotten role in the allegations about SPF which have never been retracted
Workers' Party leader dismissed the harm done to Singapore Police Force by Raeesah Khan's lies - but seems to have forgotten his involvement in the affair.
Is Raeesah Khan a PAP mole?
Or why politics shouldn't be fueled by emotions...
Virtue signalling has (very nearly) sunk the Workers’ Party
So far, I have not commented on Raeesah Khan's recent resignation as, frankly speaking, I didn't think it was all that important. It was just a logical conclusion to the recent scandal, which - ultimately - would not change many minds about Singapore's politics.
Why do left-wingers make things up?
So, Singapore has its own Jussie Smollett now. If you're not familiar with American politics, Jussie Smollett is a young, black American actor who claimed in 2019 that he was assaulted by men in masks, telling him "it's a MAGA country", etc. It later
Jamus Lim misquotes the Nobel Prize winner
Despite David Card's rebuttals, his findings on minimum wage continue to be peddled by left-wing economists and politicians as dogma.
Two factors which decided the Singaporean GE: Jamus Lim & PAP's strategic mistake
Much has already been said about the Singaporean General Election of 2020 - and even more is coming in the days and weeks ahead of us. But I think for all the complexity involved - the Covid-19 situation, looming economic troubles, epidemic spreading in the dorms, a general shutdown of
Everybody is crying and celebrating in Singapore today: GE summary
Ahead of the Singaporean election, I penned a piece that summarized the coming vote as likely the most significant since the bitterly contested GE of 1963. And it was... ...sort of. As politicians and Singaporeans turn in for the (very late) night, it's not likely there are going