The historian’s latest remarks come when Singapore grapples with the political fallout of the affair scandal and the ongoing anti-graft probe. His latest BBC interview is not the first time he has raised the need for greater transparency, accountability and democratic reforms within the Singapore government.ĭr Barr has also raised concerns about the potential consequences of any erosion of public trust in the Government and has questioned whether the ruling party will be able to maintain the dominance it has enjoyed in Parliament since independence, given that voters did not pass the PAP’s fourth-generation leaders with flying colours at the last election.

Dr Barr has been a vocal critic of the PAP Government. The academic has written and commented extensively on Singapore’s politics and history and has published several books on Singapore’s ruling elite. Their record in recent years is such that we can forget about performance legitimacy.”ĭr Barr, an Associate Professor teaching International Relations at Adelaide’s Flinders University, is widely considered an authority on Singapore’s political landscape, given his significant contributions to the academic discourse surrounding the city-state’s history and governance. He said: “Without extraordinary levels of public trust, the government must rely on one of two things to win elections: either repression and other measures that subvert democracy, or a high level of performance-based legitimacy. In its report, entitled ‘ Singapore: City-state rocked by rare political scandals,’ the BBC noted that Singapore has consistently ranked high in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index and that the government justifies its high ministerial salaries to deter corruption and ensure competent governance.ĭr Barr argued that such rankings and justifications may not be sufficient without “extraordinary levels of public trust.” They are trashing their repositories of public trust.”

That is why this is such a dangerous and novel set of developments for the government. Telling the BBC that Singaporeans had long been expected to place their trust in the ruling government without stringent checks and balances in place, Dr Barr said: His concerns stem from his belief that there is a lack of robust mechanisms for holding powerful individuals accountable in Singapore. What ever happened to steph? i hardly see her around anymore.SINGAPORE: In a recent interview with the BBC, renowned historian Michael Barr indicated that the recent affair scandal involving two People’s Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament (MPs) and the corruption probe implicating another PAP Minister had raised serious questions about the government’s ability to maintain public trust. i know they say opposites attract, but (from what we're allowed to see) it seems like he gives so much in the relationship and all she really has to give is financial success. but even without kids, i was surprised by how long ben and jenn lasted. my and my so's relationship was rocky af after our twins were born. as a mom, i know how hard pregnancy and the postpartum period is for couples. Kinda confirms that there was no September vlog. Why? They were going through it (and allegedly still are post-baby). It was put back on the market over the summer, but she & Ben repurchased it on the last day of September. She purchased the home in April over the asking price (bought it for nearly $3M, spent more than $211K on her own cash despite her and Ben’s name being on it). She didn’t reveal it, but I know someone who works in a real estate agency in her area so this is what I’ve learned (not revealing it for obvious reasons)

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