As Singapore Heads Into Another Lockdown, the Government’s Failure To Provide Enough Stimulus Is Hurting Our Citizens
In my analysis of Budget 2021, I criticised Heng Swee Keat’s failure to provide enough stimulus and warned that SIngaporeans would pay the price. I said that while Heng projected […]
Shanmugam Says “Singapore Will Fail If Racism and Xenophobia Take Root” Directly Contradicting LKY’s Theory That Racial Superiority Was the Main Reason for Singapore’s Success
Singapore’s leaders were absolutely right to condemn the racist attack against an Indian Singaporean last week. LHL said on Facebook that the attack “goes against everything that our multiracial […]
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 […]
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. […]
