Singapore is not and will not become London. But even safe and secure Singapore should have something to learn from London’s dimming light.

There has never really been a global recovery since 2008, only a big and desperate gamble to spend our way out. But it’s not just about the money, money, money

…and every election for another half-century. Three reasons behind the persistent success of one of the world’s most long-ruling parties

The Opposition has far more at stake than the ruling party in GE 2011. Here’s why

Our generation has no fear that we put the cross in the wrong box. Yet we may have inherited a PAP tradition of intolerance of diverging views

When you clear away all the smoke and the mirrors, there are a couple of very fundamental problems of principle that have got lost in the PAP-Opposition debate so far.

The Opposition should aim for a rebalancing of PAP policies in favour of locals. That builds credibility

The result of this election is not about ignorance or apathy, but our self-centeredness.

We should not fear rocking the boat despite apparent calm on the surface, because we might not see that the undercurrents are shifting

The truth is that the PAP doesn’t need an opposition. It needs an image revamp. That starts with its uniform

Our government takes pains to stress the separation of powers, but in reality there are far too few truly effective checks and balances on Parliament and the Cabinet. In a one-party democracy, even one whose government gets most other things right, that is cause for concern.

We’re told that the PAP’s leadership renewal brings “new faces” and “fresh blood”. Is this really good for Singapore’s political future? Is it fair play for new candidates? Or is it more of the same?

You would expect me to be the kind of person to like and support a candidate like Ms Tin Pei Ling. But I don’t. What I’d like to see, but don’t, is some evidence – any evidence! – that the candidate now vying for my vote actually has any of her purported merits.

Multi-racialism coerces Singaporeans to accept racial identities they have already shed. Policy needs to move with society, not lag behind it. Yet deluding ourselves that race is no longer an issue is dangerously out of step with reality. Is there a compromise?

The bottom line is regardless of the 2.2 revolutions sparked by the internet, we all need a few leaders to look up to. Egypt is no real exception.

Forget the idea that a multi-party system is needed to bring in fresh ideas and alternate viewpoints. The PAP remains in power because it delivers.

The mark of a great society is not its ability to create wealth, but its willingness to share its success with the less successful. Singapore needs to turn the tap on.

By telling Singaporeans that there will, regardless of how the opposition performs in the elections, be nine opposition MPs in the next Parliament, the People’s Action Party (PAP) has effectively rendered elections meaningless.

Fairytales have their own opinions on the biggest issue in economic justice: what is a fair distribution of resources? The arguments of the two most important political philosophers of the 20th century, John Rawls and Robert Nozick, can be seen, with uncanny resemblance, in the classic Grimm fairytales, Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin.

Why trade imbalances matter to us The 2008 economic crisis moulded a new economic paradigm, which in turn caused a systemic shift in the global balance of power. Its ramifications were particularly pronounced for Singapore. The bleak times exemplified the dangers of relying too heavily on foreign investments, and showed that there is a strategic [...]