Dr Reuben Wong believes that it is a conditional equation. When the economy is performing well, Singapore ≠ PAP. When the economy is performing badly, Singapore = PAP.
Dr Frederico Ferrara, who appeared to be very critical of the PAP, said that if you had an alternative view, it’s more useful to be a minority within a dominant party than being in a political party with just 2 MPs.
MP Zaqy pointed out that civil servants are not accountable to Singaporeans, unlike the government. In parliament, when questioning Ministers, MPs know how to “hit them at their hardest spot” because they know each other well.