COMMENT: Pritam Singh: Leader of the (friendly) Opposition?

Workers' Party Secretary-General, Pritam Singh speaks to reporters during a campaign walkabout ahead of the general election on 7 July, 2020 in Singapore.

And while Health Minister Ong Ye Kung conceded this point, it was the sight of him noting that the WP was in agreement with People's Action Party's points on CECA and free trade agreements that raised eyebrows. "If you disagree, and I misrepresented you, please jump up and correct me. I don't think you will," said Ong with a chuckle.

Having observed the WP in Parliament many times, this reporter sees it more as the equivalent of – to use a footballing metaphor – settling for a draw. After an initial probing question from the WP, followed by at times passive-aggressive responses from the PAP, the WP often seems content to let matters rest after a follow-up of one or two questions.

Some senior party volunteers wish that Singh was more inclined to go on the offensive in Parliament. Perhaps they miss the finely honed political instincts of former WP chief Low Thia Khiang, who was always ready with expertly timed pithy remarks aimed at the ministers. does not raise pertinent issues, nor indeed that the PAP is going soft on the opposition. Sengkang MP Jamus Lim, in particular, seems to be a lightning rod for PAP attacks.

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