Singapore must shed the protectionist mentality, here’s why.
A small city-state that depends on the free flow of trade to survive cannot afford protectionism.
Netizens react to WP Dennis Tan’s maiden speech on petty politics
Spending time talking about petty politics when the country is facing a pandemic?
Adapting social safety nets to changes in the economy
Social safety nets have to adapt to changes in the economy but there are no magic bullets, no ‘costless solutions’.
Every scheme has trade-offs and someone else has to pay for it.