Thursday, February 7, 2013

Has the PAP changed?

After the GE in 2011 the Government has been doing a lot to make improvements in housing, transport and community projects. Some PAP supporters may think the PAP is going too far to try to please voters who did not vote for it. I do not think so. 

I believe the Government does all these is that these things need to be done. The PAP knows that whatever more it does does not mean it will get more votes. People will say 'not enough, we want more'. And there will always be anti-PAP voters   

If the PAP tries to be popular and does things just to please people, then the PAP has lost its character. It will not be the same PAP founded by Toh Chin Chye, Goh Keng Swee, S. Rajaratnam and Lee Kuan Yew. I would rather have the original PAP than a PAP which has become soft. 

So I am glad that the Government presented its White Paper on population knowing that, in the next general election, it could lose more seats or even the right to govern Singapore. Some Singaporeans have taken our success and good governance for granted. They think any group of people can run the Country well. 

I believe the White Paper and the accompanying plans are for the improvement of the life of Singaporeans.