Introduction Mr Speaker, my reply to this second Forward Singapore budget is in 3 parts. First, I will address the important budget announcements related to Singapore’s long-term future. Thereafter, I will make a few broad comments about the budget. Finally, I will speak on Singapore’s fiscal situation and the Government’s budget marksmanship. The Big Picture First, the bigContinue reading “Parliament: Budget 2025 Speech”
Category Archives: Key Speeches
Workers’ Party: Members’ Forum 2025 – Onward to GE2025
(Abridged version) Members of the Workers’ Party, My speech today will be a little different from those I have given during other Members’ Forums. Like the election budget speech that will be delivered next month by the Prime Minister, my speech is also an election speech. I will make five points. A balanced political system First,Continue reading “Workers’ Party: Members’ Forum 2025 – Onward to GE2025”
Parliament: LO Speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill
IntroductionMr Speaker, when the Workers’ Party participated in the general elections in 2020 to seek a mandate from the Singaporeans, the call to introduce anti-discrimination legislation was an important proposal in the Workers’ Party’s manifesto. Separately, and for some years now, several MPs, on both sides of the House, have also called for such legislation.Continue reading “Parliament: LO Speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill”
Workers’ Party: Secretary-General’s New Year Message 2025
Workers’ Party Secretary-General Pritam Singh reviews the Party’s parliamentary efforts in 2024, as we work to secure the people’s support for GE 2025 Working for Singapore In March 2024, former President and People’s Action Party (PAP) DPM Dr Tony Tan launched his memoirs, titled, My Political Journey. The book looks back at the former President’s storiedContinue reading “Workers’ Party: Secretary-General’s New Year Message 2025”
Parliament: LO Speech on Platform Workers Bill
Introduction Mr Deputy Speaker, the Platform Workers Bill comes to the House on the back of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Platform Workers, recommendations which were approved by the Government in 2022. The Committee’s recommendations sought to strengthen protections for platform workers in three areas: adequate financial protection in case of work injuryContinue reading “Parliament: LO Speech on Platform Workers Bill”
Parliament: LO Speech on Reforming the Electoral Boundary Review Process
IntroductionMr Speaker, I rise in support of the motion. Let me outline my speech. First, for decades, the PAP has gained political advantage from the way that electoral boundaries have been drawn and redrawn. Second, in a fair and democratic political system, no party should gain such an advantage, and so Singapore should implement aContinue reading “Parliament: LO Speech on Reforming the Electoral Boundary Review Process”
Hammer: LO’s Take – Grassroots under a 4G PAP
The reality of party politics in a jurisdiction like Singapore, where elections can be called anytime, is that one has to be prepared at all times. For the Workers’ Party (WP), work to prepare for the next elections started in 2020, right after the last general elections. Our main outreach in constituencies where we areContinue reading “Hammer: LO’s Take – Grassroots under a 4G PAP”
Parliament: LO Budget 2024 Speech
Introduction Mr Speaker, it is not mere coincidence that the slogan of Forward Singapore is “Building Our Shared Future”, while that of Budget 2024 is the substantially similar “Building Our Shared Future Together”. The Government intends for Budget 2024 to be a step towards Forward Singapore. The Forward Singapore exercise has three major goals forContinue reading “Parliament: LO Budget 2024 Speech”
Parliament: Motion on Reserves
Introduction Mr Speaker, I will make three points concerning Singapore’s reserves and then I will set out the Workers’ Party’s (WP) five principles on the reserves. My first point is that the Government should be more open about our reserves and reveal figures not for their own sake, but so as to facilitate mature conversationsContinue reading “Parliament: Motion on Reserves”
Parliament: LO’s Speech on Cost of Living Crisis
Mr Speaker, I beg to move, “That this House calls on the Government to review its policies so as to lower cost of living pressures on Singaporeans and their families”. Mr Speaker, on the occasion of the New Year in 2022, the Workers’ Party (WP) identified cost of living as a major pressure point for low- to middle-incomeContinue reading “Parliament: LO’s Speech on Cost of Living Crisis”
Office of the Leader of the Opposition 