I actually stated that in the my earlier post that English is a factor. I think the ST not reporting argument needs to be looked at properly. LTK did not turn up while others had their profile in public. Its a lost opportunity. LTK does not allow engagement in the Internet and he lost 2 candidates from his last slate. Anothe3r lost opportunity. Look at SDP, RP and NSP. They are bypassing ST. The younger ones are reaching out to them. SDP has begun pre-election rallies and RP is not following suit.
As to lawsuits, I hope you do realise there is something called parliamentary privileges and it was put in there to exactly twart low flying lawsuits. I think most people will laugh if you think that politicians should not speak up because of lawsuits. Might as well not stand for elections. It also suggests that he is only there to collect the MP's salary in the main.
You are asking me to suggest improving his performance. You are obviously satisfied with his parliamentary performance. You must have seen or heard things that even LTK is not aware of, let alone me.
He is a simple suggestion - make the structural unemployment affecting locals Singaporeans who are displaced by cheap labour an issue in parliament. There only 3 opposition members in Parliament. CST is disabled and that leaves LTK and Sylvia.Sylvia is doing a really good job in catching PAP off guard every now and then. Her parliamentary questions are well thought off and not meant to be antagonistic.
Maybe the more articulate members or supporters of WP can run through mock Q&A on his subject matters so that he does do better and creates a clear profile. Mock Q&A is pretty much what is done in politics anyway.
I fail to see how sending Gerald when all other parties had sent their leaders is considered a smart one. Let me turn the argument the other way - is it a mistake sending LTK then. As a Chinese Ed and someone couched in Chinese culture it shows disrespect for following the appropriate protocol. Not to mention to raise his profile. Remember when similar forums were done by NUS Students and NUSSU, it was not an issue. The TOC event was very different - the leaders were invited. I am actually amazed that some thought it was a fringe event.
Lets put it this way - What can you remember LTK for, except for winning and retaining his seat? Despite asking this question many time in this thread only GMS attempted an answer. The rest have given attributes - shrewd, tactical, organisational ability, etc but can't seem to find anything that he accomplished except winning and retaining his seat.
1) improve his performance in parliament significantly.
how so knowing ST likes to take opposition out of context and he dont speak english well? PLUS the possibility of law suits PLUS 2-4 opposition against the whole parliament?
maybe you can give some suggestions
2) he needs to pick an issue that most Singaporeans are concerned about and own it. Make it his calling card in all political engagement.
why?
3) sending Gerald Giam instead of being there is not the smartest thing to do when all eyes are on this event.
to be frank i think its smart. now we all know another newcomer in the WP and his views. frankly speaking, i never heard of gerald untill i saw the TOC video. grooming young opposition is really important especially nowadays young people tends not to care about politics anymore
4) Find a suitable platform or media to further their cause. SDP, RP and NSP are doing it but not WP.
maybe
