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I'm a Singaporean economist who became an opposition activist. I blog to provide an alternative to the porkies that the Pinkies tell. It just so happens that my alternative is the truth. That's why I've never been sued in any civil or criminal court no matter how hard hitting my criticism.
I'm quoted and interviewed and asked to speak across the world but largely censored in Singapore in an effort to silence my political opinions.
The left hate me because they think I split their vote and because I eschew their outmoded economic models. Models that don't work.
The Right and the Conservatives hate me because I'm a liberal.
I'm not sure what the middle think of me. I don't think there are more than a handful of people in the middle, here in Singapore.
I'm a Singaporean born and bred, dual heritage, my parents Singaporean established here before the State of Singapore was created. I'm not Eurasian.
I read economics at Cambridge and could be broadly described as from the Keynesian school but I believe in interventions. I was formerly a successful hedge fund manager. After economics and politics my greatest interests are history, film and Makan. I run but I run so I can eat like a Singaporean.

The Succession Problem Is One of LHL’s Own Making and Suits Him Just Fine

Six days ago I wrote a blog about Heng Swee Keat’s decision to remove himself from the succession to LHL entitled “PAP in Disarray? Much More Likely That LHL Is […]

PAP in Disarray? Much More Likely That LHL Is Moving the Pieces Around the Chessboard To Ensure His Son Is There To Succeed Him When He Finally Retires

Was anyone really surprised by the news that my old Cambridge contemporary, Heng Swee Keat, is stepping down from leadership of the 4G team and from contention to be the […]

“Meritocracy” Triumphs Yet Again as Josephine Teo’s Husband Is Snapped Up by Another GLC

State media mouthpiece TODAY announced on Monday that Josephine Teo’s husband, Teo Eng Cheong, had been appointed as the head of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City and Investment Development Co (SSTEC). Strangely […]

The Pandemic Exposes the Fallacious and Mendacious Reasoning Behind the PAP’s Foreign Worker Policy

In a statement on 16 March 2021 Ministry of Manpower (MOM) revealed that total employment dropped by 166,000 in 2020. However more than 100% of this was accounted for by […]

Dear British People, Don’t Be Fooled Into Trading Civil Liberties for an Illusion of Prosperity

Dear British People Your Government is rushing through its new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021 which imposes new conditions on your rights to freedom of expression and assembly. […]

While the US Economy Is Expected To Grow Twice as Fast as Expected, Singapore’s Economy Is Held Back by PAP’s Absurd Fixation on Austerity

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has just forecast that the American economy will expand by up to 6.5% this year, up sharply from the 3.2% forecast in […]

Heng’s Desperate Attempts To Deceive Singaporeans End Up Revealing Enormous True Size of the Reserves

During the Budget Debate on Friday 26 February Heng was asked about using the proceeds from land sales in the Budget. His answer was deliberately disingenuous: “The current approach of […]

Budget 2021- Not Enough Stimulus in FY2020, Premature Withdrawal of Aid in FY 2021 and Not Enough Help for Singaporeans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Inadequate Stimulus in FY2020   In my last blog post, written just before the Budget presentation, I pointed out that the economy had suffered as a […]

On Eve of Budget 2021, It Is Clear the Economy Is Paying the Price for the Government’s Failure To Provide Enough Stimulus

In a few hours my old Cambridge colleague, the Finance Minister and Postponed Yet Again Seat Warmer PM-In-Waiting Heng Swee Keat, will be presenting Budget 2021. State media have been […]

Err! Ho Ching Quits as Temasek CEO in Surprise Move To Seek New Challenges (PM or President?)

Today I was greeted by the news that Ho Ching, PM Lee’s wife, was stepping down from her position as CEO and Executive Director of Temasek Holdings on October 1st. […]

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