DOMINANCE
FROM MAJORITY TO MONOPOLY Graphic I’ve made this argument before in an earlier post, but thought it would be interesting to present it in graphic form.
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THE PAP’S POST-2011 PLAYBOOK Soften on social policy, harden against critics. September 2015 update: Now that we know the strategies below worked, what next? For my response to the GE 2015 results,...
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FREAK ELECTIONS AND OTHER SCARY STORIES Elites consistently underestimate the sophistication of the Singapore electorate. There is something quite poetic about holding the General Election during the...
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TRADING PLACES: THE CURIOUS CASE OF L&L When WP wants credentials and PAP craves street cred, here’s what you get. I’ve had the chance to get to know two younger GE candidates before they joined...
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LOOKS LIKE WP IS STILL IN FASHION Graphic Singapore’s highly discriminating Opposition voters are the number one reason why a “freak” election result is extremely unlikely. The Singapore public is...
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RESULTS AND THE LIKELY RESPONSES Graphic RELATED POSTS STRATEGY: The PAP’s post-2011 playbook combined responsive social polices with repressive political control. FREAK ELECTION? Singapore voters are...
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A SECOND CHANCE FOR REFORM The PAP’s stunning election victory doesn’t mean its remaking is complete. On election night in May 2011 – which now seems an eternity ago – I cautioned that the opposition...
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THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY OF THE 2017 PRESIDENTIAL TURNOVER This chapter from my book, Singapore, Incomplete, can be downloaded here.
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4G AND THE 2 SHANS Singapore’s fourth prime minister faces challenges not unlike Goh Chok Tong’s. More earnest than magnetic, better at balancing budgets than rousing a crowd, Heng Swee Keat is...
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