I do not normally comment on politics in this blog, but a recent, watershed event in Singapore's history most definitely merits an exception.
This weekend, Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of Singapore and its prime minister for over 30 years, resigned from the cabinet after his party, the PAP (People's Action Party) experienced its worst election result since independence in 1965. From my perspective as a UK citizen, an election result that nets the opposition 6 seats out of a total of 87 looks like a serious victory, but the PAP's share of the vote dropped to 60% from 67% in the last election and both Lee Kuan Yew, whose official title is Minister Mentor, and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong decided to step down to make room for a younger generation to take Singapore forward into the next phase. I have commented before in this blog that Singapore is a country that punches well above its weight and Lee Kuan Yew's vision has been a significant enabler of this ability.
Among the many accolades that have been printed, this is my favourite: "There are many tall trees in Cabinet, but he is the last redwood".
This weekend, Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of Singapore and its prime minister for over 30 years, resigned from the cabinet after his party, the PAP (People's Action Party) experienced its worst election result since independence in 1965. From my perspective as a UK citizen, an election result that nets the opposition 6 seats out of a total of 87 looks like a serious victory, but the PAP's share of the vote dropped to 60% from 67% in the last election and both Lee Kuan Yew, whose official title is Minister Mentor, and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong decided to step down to make room for a younger generation to take Singapore forward into the next phase. I have commented before in this blog that Singapore is a country that punches well above its weight and Lee Kuan Yew's vision has been a significant enabler of this ability.
Among the many accolades that have been printed, this is my favourite: "There are many tall trees in Cabinet, but he is the last redwood".
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