Workers' Party Chief Pritam Singh, Leader of the Opposition (LO)

[Fcw75]

42 minutes ago, Voodooman said:

Today i got inspired by Pritam Singh, the post made by TCB and made a small donation to WP via their website.  It is a small amount to show support for PS's gracious action.

 

They got tons of volunteers too. No shortage.

[Pocy]

22 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

1 Minister + 1 Minister of State

By the way, which ministries can be merged?

don't test me leh ......... i no earn one million hor

but we all do multi tasks in pte ....... lol

 

[Yewheng]

7 hours ago, Volvobrick said:

Town councils should be separate team of elected mayors. So MPs are not paid double. 

Just change the mayor and not the whole town council which is too disruptive. I am assuming more grc will change hands and changing town councils will become the norm. 

Ya, just hope that the town council to be fix permanently and not everytime election change boundaries and then town councils also need to absorb or split out. Same goes to electoral boundaries to be fix permanently too. If not really waste a lot of money when opposition win the election.

[Tohto]

[Tohto]

[Fitvip]

On 8/1/2020 at 12:50 PM, inlinesix said:

I am not brainwashed.  Rather, i would go with legality.

Currently, only MP, NCMP or NMP is allowed to be appointed as cabinet minister.

Appointment of minister is usually ahead of parliamentary seating.

That mean they have put the cart ahead of the horse! Before they are officially sworn in as MPs, they are already ministers! Is this legal?

[Voodooman]

On 8/1/2020 at 4:13 PM, Fcw75 said:

They got tons of volunteers too. No shortage.

Hope PS' action will encourage more to volunteer and donate to WP or charity. 

[Fcw75]

1 minute ago, Voodooman said:

Hope PS' action will encourage more to volunteer and donate to WP or charity. 

Don’t worry bro, they really got a lot of volunteers waiting. And donation too.

This is the email I got:

Dear Volunteer,


Thank you for signing up as a volunteer with The Workers' Party. Owing to a large number of volunteer sign-ups, please bear with us as we determine how best to deploy you to support the work of the Party and/or elected MPs. This process is likely to take some time, possibly running into weeks and months. My colleagues and I seek your forbearance and understanding.


[Fitvip]

The Straits Times

20 mins · 

The move is rare as the High Court had already given judgment in the case last year. A 5-judge Court of Appeal is due to hear their appeals later this month.

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Edited August 3, 2020 by Fitvip

[inlinesix]

58 minutes ago, Fitvip said:

That mean they have put the cart ahead of the horse! Before they are officially sworn in as MPs, they are already ministers! Is this legal?

Appointment of Prime Minister and Ministers

25.—(1)  The President shall appoint as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament, and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint other Ministers from among the Members of Parliament:

Provided that, if an appointment is made while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a Member of the last Parliament may be appointed but shall not continue to hold office after the first sitting of the next Parliament unless he is a Member thereof.

[Fitvip]

5 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Appointment of Prime Minister and Ministers

25.—(1)  The President shall appoint as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament, and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint other Ministers from among the Members of Parliament:

Provided that, if an appointment is made while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a Member of the last Parliament may be appointed but shall not continue to hold office after the first sitting of the next Parliament unless he is a Member thereof.

All MPs have not been sworn in yet. They are only MPs-elect. So, ministers can actually be appointed among non MPs!😟

[inlinesix]

3 minutes ago, Fitvip said:

All MPs have not been sworn in yet. They are only MPs-elect. So, ministers can actually be appointed among non MPs!😟

"Provided that, if an appointment is made while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a Member of the last Parliament may be appointed but shall not continue to hold office after the first sitting of the next Parliament unless he is a Member thereof."

 

[Fitvip]

2 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

"Provided that, if an appointment is made while Parliament is dissolved, a person who was a Member of the last Parliament may be appointed but shall not continue to hold office after the first sitting of the next Parliament unless he is a Member thereof."

 

So, it does not include newly elected members!? (why can't it be expressed in simpler terms?)

[inlinesix]

5 minutes ago, Fitvip said:

So, it does not include newly elected members!? (why can't it be expressed in simpler terms?)

You have to ask lawyer for both questions.

[Yewheng]

51 minutes ago, Fitvip said:

The Straits Times

20 mins · 

The move is rare as the High Court had already given judgment in the case last year. A 5-judge Court of Appeal is due to hear their appeals later this month.

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straitstimes.com%2Fsingapore%2Flawyers-for-ahtc-seek-to-amend-statement-of-claim%3Futm_medium%3DSocial%26utm_campaign%3DSTFB%26utm_source%3DFacebook%23Echobox%3D1596418355&h=AT3eUyWPdSvq0KK_USWnnPtktns4RT1wLmweOcZFDl8DkEwhw5bMYTAk7lvUpc4UX1scJ6qt0ngtx9p87DLzE8kMa8Q_pGtNUIi2_ACu2oJ3kBQDG3E54-8dGHfbha_PjklLXGUvrcVmXEQwZcBtBDyA11FY4adC_p6QdZuYE03-FOt1ZoxG8Y20qCpObJeYusfJHQsDtVATEcgAMsTS7-tBN0ZH9PE9fmR_TpYbY39q0JBKUTNGfT-uYi4Rhcsc8KWptKWVWd-mN1xyUNcchrzf9Utv9jcPMbuqothRLRvlkp5MzTbdu79_y__VGyfLA-OU7ogTyHZlTgKrn_NExxdeYrGm25TZvlbK1R0h1MZ1-1VVZloMxoYZUZsPpYWOG-IBYvrHmuCwJXvDYDejaVpZbFimeTlw1FCzxjNQotCKLX-_IGrOeOG0W1D9K5zAwyvEy6tf3zLv2Imkjp2j2VosQFM9oMe436KI9GasERUV73rcxjr2IirdbMvvxZo_bAwmcXZvKJ8twwVhl27Ud9zQm66EsFTQIJxXnur8LNLKmEJhcvObKCL9tXx2dkGt9Gid5dxd9F_NQH9soH133hwLvZV3HCycwPAmJhC7H48BoXiEk4OFA0aApl2oZZ783Ho

Thought the case is already over.. Darn it.. 9 years had passed.. Gonna take it past 10 yrs? Wtf man.. 

[Weez911]

https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/forum-workers-party-chief-should-be-wary-of-involuntary-exclusion

Mr Pritam Singh's decision to set aside a portion of his allowance as Leader of the Opposition exclusively for residents in constituencies held by the Workers' Party leaves me both disappointed and perturbed (Pritam to donate half his pay increase as Leader of Opposition, July 31).

The allowance bestowed upon the Leader of the Opposition and, indeed, our ministers, is entrusted to them through our collective vote.

Whether you believe that the amount they earn from their appointments is justified, the implication is that this sum is an investment in their judgment and ability to work towards the betterment of every citizen in the country they now serve.

Having foisted this responsibility upon individuals, however, it is left to their discretion to spend the money as they see fit, led by their personal biases and motivations.

Mr Singh's decision to declare his intentions in the manner that he did suggests to me two narratives.

Either he is openly buying the votes of his constituents while stoking political polarisation, or his shortsighted and arguably naive generosity blinds him to the base tribalism that he incites and encourages in his party's supporters.

Perhaps he seeks to lead by example through charity. But more than inspiring kindness and tolerance, I see greater division among my fellow Singaporeans.

As Leader of the Opposition, using the words of one of his own party members, MP Jamus Lim, Mr Singh ought to be "mindful of the risks of involuntary exclusion/inclusion, which can result in perceptions of unfair or biased treatment".

Low Yanqing

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No wonder like this.

[Fcw75]

25 minutes ago, Weez911 said:

https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/forum-workers-party-chief-should-be-wary-of-involuntary-exclusion

Mr Pritam Singh's decision to set aside a portion of his allowance as Leader of the Opposition exclusively for residents in constituencies held by the Workers' Party leaves me both disappointed and perturbed (Pritam to donate half his pay increase as Leader of Opposition, July 31).

The allowance bestowed upon the Leader of the Opposition and, indeed, our ministers, is entrusted to them through our collective vote.

Whether you believe that the amount they earn from their appointments is justified, the implication is that this sum is an investment in their judgment and ability to work towards the betterment of every citizen in the country they now serve.

Having foisted this responsibility upon individuals, however, it is left to their discretion to spend the money as they see fit, led by their personal biases and motivations.

Mr Singh's decision to declare his intentions in the manner that he did suggests to me two narratives.

Either he is openly buying the votes of his constituents while stoking political polarisation, or his shortsighted and arguably naive generosity blinds him to the base tribalism that he incites and encourages in his party's supporters.

Perhaps he seeks to lead by example through charity. But more than inspiring kindness and tolerance, I see greater division among my fellow Singaporeans.

As Leader of the Opposition, using the words of one of his own party members, MP Jamus Lim, Mr Singh ought to be "mindful of the risks of involuntary exclusion/inclusion, which can result in perceptions of unfair or biased treatment".

Low Yanqing

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No wonder like this.

Calvin Cheng’s alter ego ah?

[Meanmachine]

Mr Singh is keeping his manifesto safe to his party motto, so we are sure he will carry it out faithfully and diligently, no doubt it will cast few narratives, tell me which party candidate who declared to donate would not be putting himself/ herself in a shooting duck position, just becoz Mr. Singh spoke of his intention is clear, let alone willing to step forward, unless those MP in power for decades haven't come forth.

 

As Leader of Opposition , he led by examples, in particular about salary being made a donation drive to which organisation, charity and the weak and poor citizens, so that in future of any forbearing authority checking on him