Elections are coming!

Make no mistake about it. The slew of measures which followed the PM's national day rally speech were appeasement measures enacted with the General Elections in mind. After a series of high profile blunders, the government has finally started to address the long-standing concerns of many Singaporeans. Affordability of housing, transportation, immigration. Major issues, the opposition party could have exploited, to damage the government's majority, come election time. On paper, the changes look promising. This underlines clearly, the importance of having an opposition party. Its mere presence was enough, in this case, to keep the government on its toes.