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The trust deficit

Freedom From The Press shows how the Singapore government has tried to insulate itself from press scrutiny in order to give the executive maximum room for manoeuvre. In the final chapter, I suggest that are…


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Public policy, public opinion and the trust deficit

by CHERIAN GEORGE January 17th, 2012 Edited extract of a presentation at the Institute of Policy Studies’ Singapore Perspectives 2012 conference, 16 January 2012. The government is convinced that making its presence felt in social…





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To the drawing board

I’m glad I reached out to my Facebook friends for feedback on my proposed covers. The original design was this: I was emotionally attached to the photo – mainly because I shot it myself. But…