Singapore—Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim is arguably one of the most popular opposition figure these days, despite being a relative newbie in the political arena.
, who has a nearly two-decade headstart on the professor in practical politics, having first been elected in the 2001 General Election.On Facebook, for instance, he already has a following of more than 85,000, and on Instagram, better than 115,000.On his Facebook page, Prof Lim’s topics run the gamut from the supranational e.g. wealth taxes, the coming GST hike and the economy, to the hyper-local, e.g. cleanliness in his ward, Anchorvale.
On Tuesday, Feb 8, his topic was umbrellas – Workers’ Party umbrellas, to be precise – which are sold to raise funds, especially during times when public interest in politics begins to wane.brolly isn’t the most subtle way to express your support for an alternative voice in Parliament,” he wrote.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)