Calvin Cheng - Battles within Workers' Party

[CCCustom]

isn't this all known news?

all those anti-WP ppl has been talking about this for the longest time. Those pro-PAP blogs and facebook groups even praises Daniel after he was terminated. Which makes people wonder where were they when was a NCMP...

They were busy calling him Duckweed

 

[I_am_bored]

aiya, as long as there's people, there will be factions.
And when a new gen take over, there will always be conflict with old gen.

 

[CCCustom]

If I am ps and guailan I will just find ways to eliminate the teochew pro ltk faction

In every opposition wipeout “worst case scenario”, it’s always the threat of losing all left Hougang 1 seat.

Do that and the “worst case scenario” becomes lose all including Hougang.

 

[bombshell]

Some within the party would say the extra money from LO allowance would help the party a lot while some rather not have the LO title if it's not PS. The new nomination invite is an attempt to tear WP from within..

Rubbish la, WP already got wealthy supporters like LHY. Their own people are not poor either.
LOTO money is basically just 1 more MP allowance, if they really got addicted to what PAP gave them, then they deserve to go down.

 

[Whimsica]

This CC talks like he knows some big secret.

All along there are splits/ factions within the party which then tried to cut the troublemakers loose.

After I started following local politics there was Tang, then Chen.

2025 GE can also see LTK/ LLL/ PEH didn't speak much or at all.

Also, imagine if PS could get LLL to run in Jalan Kayu SMC or PEH to balance the Tampines team a bit.

FM looks like he got disconnected with the party core.

And LTK obviously wasn't happy with the RK situation.

He prolly used strong words when PS and SL went to talk to him, and PS then realised the sai kang he had dug and took actions, by which point too late liao.

After appearing in court as witness, LTK told reporters outside the courthouse he was still confident with PS as a politician.

But he never said he trust that PS had not lied.

Not then, not after.

WP supporters have to ask themselves if this is the WP they want, or some changes are due.

Cos when I see people whack PAP for cost of living and blame the 2%-point GST increase but not the 660,000 increase in population between 2021 and 2025, I know is gone case liao.

Once again, this current core batch of WP MPs will stir cost of living, cost of housing, employment challenges for sinkies, quality of life etc issues but no longer on the influx of foreigners onto our tiny island.

And the influx is the main cause of those cost of living, cost of housing, employment challenges for sinkies, quality of life etc issues.

The current core batch of WP MPs are putting the horse behind the cart and whipping the horse hard.

Maybe what we need are people who care about and focus on the sinkie WORKERS and directly help solve the challenges they face living in their own country.

 

[ShinnAsuka]

Aiya, many sinkies still think the PAP today is LKY-PAP.

 

[NintendoSwitch]

BATTLE WITHIN WORKERS’ PARTY

This is from a few sources within WP.

The WP now is not the WP of Low Thia Kiang.

Low’s WP was a very Chinese WP. Teochew base , many his diehard followers in Hougang.

This old guard has been slowly pushed aside by a new group of English-educated cadres. Recent recruitment has also bolstered this.

Nobody likes being pushed aside and a few civil wars have already been waged. First when Chen Show Mao launched a leadership bid against Low Thia Kiang in 2016. The result was not a foregone conclusion, with Mr Low defeating Mr Chen 61-45. But in that first battle the old guard who was against the succession direction of WP lost.

Teochew speaking Daniel Goh was passed over in favour of Pritam Singh , even though he was the favourite of the Chinese-speaking cadres. Eventually, Goh was expelled from the WP for publicly criticising the leadership over the Raeesah Khan affair.

This core group of old-guard WP cadres remain deeply unhappy.

The new WP leaders are all English-educated and ‘Westernised’ , many not fluent in Mandarin, not to say Teochew. Old guards feel that the WP has lost its roots and its soul in courting votes.

In 2020, Pritam Singh was forced to apologise for not sending a representative to the Chinese debate. This came after deep anger from the Chinese cadres.

The source says that the same/allied group of cadres are the ones who pushed for the special meeting to force a vote for Pritam Singh’s resignation.

Party sources had confirmed to The Straits Times that more than 20 cadres signed and submitted a letter calling for a special conference to be held in February. There are only about a 100 cadre members.

The WP has convened a panel to investigate the issue of whether Mr Singh has contravened the WP codes, but sources say this panel are mostly allies of Pritam Singh and Sylvia Lim.

What is more certain is that the Parliamentary Workers’ Party ( the members of Parliament) are solidly behind Mr. Singh. (Although questions have been asked why Peking University graduate NCMP Eileen Chong was absent during the debate on the LO. )

The LO’s removal has given the disgruntled cadres more ammunition, especially after the PM has offered the LO position to any other MP not implicated in the Raeesah affair. (Which is the same allied group)

They are arguing that the party is bigger than one man, the LO position is important , but more likely it’s an attempt for this faction to strike back at the “Ang Mo Pai” WP faction.

However , given the composition of the investigation panel, and the WP CEC, and the recruitment of more and more English-speaking type cadres , the WP Old Guard is likely to lose again. Even if they are pressuring their old comrade Mr Low to swing to their side, it’s more likely he stands by his protege Pritam Singh.

The plot thickens.

From Teochew party to become villager party.

 

[boredom2012]

Indranee is more accomplished than gan Kim yong. If this is true

 

[NintendoSwitch]

This CC talks like he knows some big secret.

All along there are splits/ factions within the party which then tried to cut the troublemakers loose.

After I started following local politics there was Tang, then Chen.

2025 GE can also see LTK/ LLL/ PEH didn't speak much or at all.

Also, imagine if PS could get LLL to run in Jalan Kayu SMC or PEH to balance the Tampines team a bit.

FM looks like he got disconnected with the party core.

And LTK obviously wasn't happy with the RK situation.

He prolly used strong words when PS and SL went to talk to him, and PS then realised the sai kang he had dug and took actions, by which point too late liao.

After appearing in court as witness, LTK told reporters outside the courthouse he was still confident with PS as a politician.

But he never said he trust that PS had not lied.

Not then, not after.

WP supporters have to ask themselves if this is the WP they want, or some changes are due.

Cos when I see people whack PAP for cost of living and blame the 2%-point GST increase but not the 660,000 increase in population between 2021 and 2025, I know is gone case liao.

Once again, this current core batch of WP MPs will stir cost of living, cost of housing, employment challenges for sinkies, quality of life etc issues but no longer on the influx of foreigners onto our tiny island.

And the influx is the main cause of those cost of living, cost of housing, employment challenges for sinkies, quality of life etc issues.

The current core batch of WP MPs are putting the horse behind the cart and whipping the horse hard.

Maybe what we need are people who care about and focus on the sinkie WORKERS and directly help solve the challenges they face living in their own country.

Wokers Party won't speak up against mass influx of villagers. They are courting NC votes.

 

[kickim]

dun be suprised if PAP has moles within WP stirring **** and leaking info.

 

[sbv7230]

This 2 head donkey really trying to hard…

 

[bombshell]

dun be suprised if PAP has moles within WP stirring **** and leaking info.

I'll be surprised if they don't have intel on their opponents.

 

[Pukunara]

Must check with @Pukunara he is calvin best fren?

Support sir calvin

 

[Lor Bin Hoot]

As long as it involve Power & Money. You go anywhere also will see the same things happens again and again

 

[Ec7171]

This CC talks like he knows some big secret.

All along there are splits/ factions within the party which then tried to cut the troublemakers loose.

After I started following local politics there was Tang, then Chen.

2025 GE can also see LTK/ LLL/ PEH didn't speak much or at all.

Also, imagine if PS could get LLL to run in Jalan Kayu SMC or PEH to balance the Tampines team a bit.

FM looks like he got disconnected with the party core.

And LTK obviously wasn't happy with the RK situation.

He prolly used strong words when PS and SL went to talk to him, and PS then realised the sai kang he had dug and took actions, by which point too late liao.

After appearing in court as witness, LTK told reporters outside the courthouse he was still confident with PS as a politician.

But he never said he trust that PS had not lied.

Not then, not after.

WP supporters have to ask themselves if this is the WP they want, or some changes are due.

Cos when I see people whack PAP for cost of living and blame the 2%-point GST increase but not the 660,000 increase in population between 2021 and 2025, I know is gone case liao.

Once again, this current core batch of WP MPs will stir cost of living, cost of housing, employment challenges for sinkies, quality of life etc issues but no longer on the influx of foreigners onto our tiny island.

And the influx is the main cause of those cost of living, cost of housing, employment challenges for sinkies, quality of life etc issues.

The current core batch of WP MPs are putting the horse behind the cart and whipping the horse hard.

Maybe what we need are people who care about and focus on the sinkie WORKERS and directly help solve the challenges they face living in their own country.

WP is a long way before they can manage a country like PAP.
Im not going to hammer them for that. They are jus here to provide alt voices .

Foreigners influx is oso partly due to TFR. And TFR as some claim comes from cost of living, housing + employment challenges. It is one big cycle.

PAP n WP need to think on a sustainable way forward if not next gen will be in trouble if all country become richer.

 

[Ahemahem]

so exciting ah

 

[sizzy6]

i tot qp send eileen to debate? never send chinese speaking meh

 

[Lance321]

Let them fight and implode. They have been doing a poor job at their own GRCs when it comes to cleanliness anyway and are slow, or at times, ignore feedbacks and queries.

 

[Medicated Oil]

i tot qp send eileen to debate? never send chinese speaking meh

The TV debate during 2020 election.

 

[BBClone]

Is Donkey stirring conflict along racial lines?

Hmm, I wonder why other party loves to play race card.