The Right to Public Entertainment

SDP’s latest stunt on Saturday at Parliament House shows that they still have many tricks up their sleeve. A recent workshop they had must have lit up a few light bulbs. Eager to spark off controversy and draw attention to themselves for fear they would be forgotten, SDP members again stood up to the [...]

Blame the Custodians and Complacency

MM Lee said his piece. From the eyes of the founding father, the Gurkhas and ISD, supposed custodians of the Whitley detention centre, are to be blamed. Their complacency, propped up by past successes and fearsome reputation, made them fallible. This declaration is a not so subtle hint and framework to the board of inquiry [...]

Resignations and the Apportion of Blame in the Escape Debacle

Taiwan’s defence minister resigned over an arms purchase scandal. Societe Generale chairman offered to resign after the recent scandal but it was rejected by the Board, much to the chagrin of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Japan’s Defence Minister was pressured to resign after scandals hit the ministry but Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda rejected the [...]