It looks like something’s bubbling up from the depths of Singapore’s calm and cool veneer. First there was no new National Day theme song, then there was that stunt pulled by ‘Mike Cool’ and his gang several storeys up. Not to mention the lawsuit that’s currently brewing between the Singapore PM and blogger (and NMP hopeful) Roy Ngerng. Now, former presidential candidate Tan Jee Say, has announced Singaporeans First — a new political party that pledges to put “Singaporeans at the heart of the nation”.
Tan announced the news in a conference attended by Channel NewsAsia held over the weekend, and said that he will be submitting the party’s proposed manifesto — “Fair Society, Strong Families and Esteemed People” — latest by today. He also added that the party will be contesting in at least two Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) in the coming General Election.
Other issues that Tan addressed during the conference included “affordable and comprehensive healthcare insurance,” as well as his proposed removal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). “Very specific (sic), we want to remove the GST, because GST is unfair (sic), it imposes an unfair burden on the lower and middle-class of Singapore. I have estimated the surpluses to be quite a lot,” Tan said.
Tan is backed up by his 11-man team, which consists of ex-grassroot leaders, architects and former members of Young PAP.
