This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (May 2024).
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Singapore’s opposition parties: The WP, PSP, SDP, and coalitions of electoral losers (with author Loke Hoe-Yeong)
About four years ago, in the lead up to GE2020 as well as halfway through the pandemic election, author Loke Hoe-Yeong shared about the electoral strategies of Singapore’s opposition parties. Now, four years later, we’ve invited him back. We start with a brief reflection of GE2020 and its aftermath, before turning most of our attention to three of the main opposition parties in Singapore: the Workers’ Party, the Progress Singapore Party, and the Singapore Democratic Party. And after a quick primer on the NCMP or non-constituency member of parliament scheme, we briefly discuss what Hoe-Yeong describes as the coalitions of electoral losers.
April 2024 global news roundup: Continued horror in Gaza; Extreme weather events; China and other geopolitical developments; Electoral and political news
This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (April 2024).
“It’s the economy, stupid?”: Inflation, incomes, inequality, and Singapore’s general elections (with Dr. Linda Lim)
How do the economy and economic conditions influence electoral outcomes, both broadly and in Singapore? What can we understand from Singapore’s ranking as one of the world’s most expensive cities as well as the country’s Consumer Price Index, or the CPI? And if the fundamental root cause of Singapore’s low wages can be attributed to widespread cheap sourcing and the influx of foreign workers from very low-wage neighbouring countries, how do we address that problem?
“Before the Ballot” podcast
Singapore’s next general election must be held by November 2025, which is still some time away. But whether it is GE2024 or GE2025, with plenty of time and space, we’d like to use the next few months (or the next year) to discuss key election issues with experts and voters. For us, “Before the Ballot” provides that space.
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