SDP welcomes resignations, calls for further cuts in PMO

[metalslug]

http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/s...es-resignations-calls-for-further-cuts-in-pmo

SDP welcomes resignations, calls for further cuts in PMO
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Singapore Democrats

The Singapore Democratic Party welcomes the resignation of the Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong from cabinet. The SDP has, in our Shadow Budget 2011, called for the posts created in the Prime Minister's Office to be abolished as they serve no useful purpose except to drain the national budget.

We call on the Prime Minister to make these removals permanent as well as to go one step further to also abolish the positions of the Ministers-without-portfolio. The Government has never adequately explained to the people what these ministerial posts are for and why they are needed for the efficient running of the country.

The removal of these position will free up to $15 million in salaries paid to these ministers that could be put to better use such as increasing assistance for needy families in Singapore.

If the motivation is for the younger generation to take over the leadership of politics in Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew should completely retire from the political scene. The clean break would truly signal a new beginning for politics in Singapore and for democracy to start its belated development.

 

[flkyflky]

DP welcomes resignations,

Wrong!

There is no resignation. Since 19 April the parliament dissolved there is no one holding any cabinet post any more. At most we can say is they are not getting new appointment again in the next cabinet. Aka no recycling of junks.

 

[Forvendet]

Traditionally, there's always a minister without portfolio in PMO. His actual jobs are actually party chief whip and NTUC sec gen, in other words, dicipline master for backbenchers and trade unions. The current one is LSS who has already taken over from LBH since GE 2006 and I've no idea what LBH is doing there for another 5 years in PMO.

Also traditionally, DPM is just offcial designations in case of some emergency happening to the PM. He's supposed to have his own ministy to run. But now we're seeing a DPM without his own ministry in PMO, most ironically he's WKS being assigned PMO Internal Security who let a terrorist escaped from ISD. LHL should really clean up PMO.

 

[jw5]

Basket! You all trying to make someone cry again isit?

 

[steffychun]

All Westminster models have Ministers without portfolio--what is SDP's problem? Sore losers?