SINGAPORE – Parliament here must avoid going down the path of others worldwide that have become gridlocked, hamstrung or at such loggerheads that countries cannot move forward and their people pay the price, said Leader of the House Indranee Rajah on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Parliament here must avoid going down the path of others worldwide that have become gridlocked, hamstrung or at such loggerheads that countries cannot move forward and their people pay the price, said Leader of the House Indranee Rajah on Monday.
Ms Indranee agreed with Mr Cheng and added a fifth: “We should consistently endeavour to do what is right and avoid a descent into populism.” Parliament’s deliberations should shape the public discourse and set the direction for the country, she added. She added: “There is a difference between reflecting genuine ground concerns, which is our duty, and the deliberate stoking of anger and creating or intensifying of divides, which is not only wrong, but dangerous.”
“We know that there is no way that every single person would agree with every single thing, not within government, nor the opposition nor society at large. And this is natural, and it’s to be expected,” he said. “What do we as leaders in the political environment… do? Do we pander to popular sentiments, knowing that it actually does work? Or do we try to make what we believe would be right, or perhaps a less popular decision?” he said.
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