Imo, not entirely nonsense, but not entirely logical too. Bowing to public pressure not to proceed would not, imo, imply that the proposals were w/o merit. What it would imply is that the Government has jumped the gun.Originally posted by Bloop...:What the hell is he talking about????? What bloody credibility do they have?
TODAY papers quoted him saying that one reason he voted for the casino:
...it took a lot of time and effort for the 13 bidders - all well-known global players - to submit 19 proposals.
"Not to proceed to the next stage now implies that the proposals are without merit, which can not be so.
We will seem incapable of making rational decisions. We will be regarded as timid and not being serious about Remaking Singapore. We will seen as lacking in boldness in mapping Singapore's future in a fast-shanging world."
Originally posted by YingJun KorKor:Illusion? For fooling foreigners? Haha... most Singaporeans are too 'disillusioned' to have any illusion about democracy in Singapore. They are more concerned about bread-and-butter issues and don't really care if the government wants to engage the people in active discussion.
The issue long decide oredi, before they let it out..
starting PM oredi stressed final decision is with the gov..
Letting pple talk/debate and that commitee thingy is so you
have the illusion that the Gov's being democratic ..
Really?Hmm..I've some issues with dear Tony Blair myself..Originally posted by oxford mushroom:True, if we actually get to vote in the first place! At every election I get to go to Malaysia for a short break...Why? Not because I don't want to vote but because I never get a chance to vote with all these walkovers!
The irony is that in the UK, I get to vote in the coming British elections as a citizen of the Commonwealth!!
What issues? Are you saying that if you could vote, you wouldn't go for Mr. Blair?Originally posted by LazerLordz:Really?Hmm..I've some issues with dear Tony Blair myself..![]()
Haha... Gordon Brown seems to be very popular, probably because he appears to have done a good job with the economy. What's funny though is that the Conservatives, the largest opposition party, actually tried to gain support through the tag line "Vote Blair, Get Brown"! What a cock up!Originally posted by timothytsgsg:Blair as a person is still miles better than any of our PAP ministers. Okie, Blair lied abt the Iraqi war and all that but he still retains Gordon Brown.
I like Gordon Brown- I think he wud be a great UK PM.
The leaders have forgotten how to work the economy any more. At one time, they keep to their words and get elected with overwhelming majority.Originally posted by Ecxentrique:it was all laid out from the start.. this obviously shows that the govt already decided on a no way back road to get the IRs.. without giving any hoots to wat the opinions are from the feedback.
then now this cedibility at stake speech.. if it was done in secrecy with a lot of other strategic projects.. it wont have been so bad to now say its too late to take it back.
which is precisely why it is important in the next GE to vote in opposition members. having more opposition members in parliament won't 'demolish' the casinos that are to be built. instead, they would make a louder noise in challenging the ruling party to ensure the jobs and benefits of the casinos are given back to us commonfolk.Originally posted by drawer:I support the casino plan,but what i am afraid is after the setup of casino,most of the 35000 job vacancies will be "reserve" to "foreigners" instead of "locals"........and also,the $100 admission fees is not practical.
Ha...Freudian slip...so he confirms what we had suspected all along. This talk about public consultation before making the decision is all a farce. Make a big show about public consultation...and invite proposals for the casino. If the response is poor, they can say that they will not proceed 'cos they are sensitive to public sentiments. If the response is good, as it is, they say they have to proceed or lose credibility.Originally posted by Bloop...:What the hell is he talking about????? What bloody credibility do they have?
TODAY papers quoted him saying that one reason he voted for the casino:
...it took a lot of time and effort for the 13 bidders - all well-known global players - to submit 19 proposals.
"Not to proceed to the next stage now implies that the proposals are without merit, which can not be so.
We will seem incapable of making rational decisions. We will be regarded as timid and not being serious about Remaking Singapore. We will seen as lacking in boldness in mapping Singapore's future in a fast-shanging world."
The damn PAP already said that they don't give 2 sh*ts what Singaporeans think when they said they can't let popular decision sway them... but they care what 13 companies, that are only out to make money, think!????!?!?!??????
...and to use THIS as a stupid reason to go pro-casino!? For freaking heaven's sake!!! They put the damn request for proposals out I'm sure, so now he uses the fact that proposals came in as an excuse to have the damn casino???????
How long are they going to keep treating Singaporeans as ignorant fools???