tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post7963269064846124684..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Parliament opening todayChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-47459587458736199202011-10-11T10:02:47.117+08:002011-10-11T10:02:47.117+08:00Hi UniversalRound, welcome to the blog.
Can't...Hi UniversalRound, welcome to the blog.<br /><br />Can't believe it, taking 5 months to convene a new Parliament with new elected MPs.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2004961921323844532011-10-11T08:23:03.263+08:002011-10-11T08:23:03.263+08:00/// UniversalRound said...
You forget. The re.../// UniversalRound said...<br /><br /> You forget. The reason why they delayed it so long was to push through as many 'populist' policies as possible (see Circle Line, increased HDB construction, tweaked 'welfare' policies)///<br /><br />Can someone tell me why it is called the Circle Line when it does not form a loop? The Circle Line in the London Tube is a complete circle. Thehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941744057903049051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64481315022937563322011-10-11T02:23:49.901+08:002011-10-11T02:23:49.901+08:00do the new MPs get paid before they are sworn in a...do the new MPs get paid before they are sworn in as MPs? are they MPs before they are sworn in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-26366151212469020532011-10-11T01:25:59.157+08:002011-10-11T01:25:59.157+08:00You forget. The reason why they delayed it so long...You forget. The reason why they delayed it so long was to push through as many 'populist' policies as possible (see Circle Line, increased HDB construction, tweaked 'welfare' policies) so as to deny the Opposition MPs ammunition. What they will do is to proclaim all these things as part of their grandmaster plan, just slightly and unavoidably delayed. The hope is that the non-PAP UniversalRoundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-34455825068493511682011-10-10T15:27:31.360+08:002011-10-10T15:27:31.360+08:00The reason being that the next general electionn w...The reason being that the next general electionn will be called, 5 years from the time the Parliament conveneds lah.<br /><br />That means 5 years from now, the present government need to called for an election, which means 5 months X15,000 = $75,000 given away free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-58021036536548000262011-10-10T14:13:01.345+08:002011-10-10T14:13:01.345+08:00We had nearly half a year of cooling off, so there...We had nearly half a year of cooling off, so there will not be any feeling of short change or long change. <br /><br />The original expectation of an intense orgasm is going to turn out to be just a premature ejaculation, until the next election comes. Sounds like LPPL to me as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com