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By: Opposition wards achieve more with less | geraldgiam.sg

Opposition wards achieve more with less | geraldgiam.sg — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:33:35 +0000

[...] on them. These are channelled through the Citizens’ Consultative Committees (CCCs), another taxpayer-funded grassroot outfit widely recognised as being aligned to the [...]

By: Ren

Ren — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:26:50 +0000

Thanks for the illuminating piece on the true nature of PA.

All I can say of the incestuous relationships between PA, grassroots and PAP is — DISGUSTING.

By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 42

The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 42 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:11:15 +0000

[...] Districts to Ensure Super-Majorities in the Parliament [Recommended] – Gerald Giam’s Blog: How PAP uses taxpayer-funded grassroots for political gain [Recommended] – TOC: That baffling reply – and the opposition’s silence – Jacob 69er: HDB as a [...]

By: Singapore Democrats

Singapore Democrats — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:21:42 +0000

Thank you for the insightful blogpost. The Singapore Democrats have featured your post in our blogs of the week section – http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/blogs-of-the-week

By: Anderson

Anderson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:14:36 +0000

“However unlike most stat boards, whose chairmen are usually the permanent secretary of the parent ministry or some other senior civil servant, PA’s chairman is none other than the Prime Minister.”

Now that explains why the PM complain that with many opp party members in parliament, he will have no time fixing opp party and buying supporter’s vote. He is busily fixing the opp party and supporter’s vote using grassroot org, and now doing whatever to gain support of foreigner citizens and PR .

By: DK

DK — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:34:28 +0000

Whoever came up with the idea of letting Mr Eric Low and Mr Sitoh Yih Pin announce the lift upgrading program made a big mistake. It is doing them more harm than good.

By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 12 Oct 2009

The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 12 Oct 2009 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:33:16 +0000

[...] Drawing Districts to Ensure Super-Majorities in the Parliament – Gerald Giam’s Blog: How PAP uses taxpayer-funded grassroots for political gain – TOC: That baffling reply – and the opposition’s silence – Jacob 69er: HDB as a political [...]

By: Gerald Giam

Gerald Giam — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:09:33 +0000

Mervyn – Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

>Given that they already have the huge majority in government, why do they still have to monopolise the grassroots machinery totally to their own cause?

A few reasons I can think of:

1. Because they can.

2. Because it costs the party less money. (I still don’t understand what they use all the “tithes” of MPs’ allowances for.)

3. Because they know they have thoroughly depoliticized Singaporeans, so one way to get Singaporeans involved in grassroots work is to pitch it as being “non-partisan”.

By: Mervyn

Mervyn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:29:23 +0000

I agree fully with your views. Thanks for providing the background and data to substantiate the case. Of all the things that makes the PAP a success, this is the one of the biggest stain on their white uniforms. Given that they already have the huge majority in government, why do they still have to monopolise the grassroots machinery totally to their own cause? So much for calling for an inclusive and gracious society, when it’s simply the pot calling the kettle black (or white, in this case).

By: That baffling reply – and the opposition’s silence | The Online Citizen

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:52:09 +0000

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