Wp.org.sg
Title
The Workers' Party of Singapore Website
Description
The Workers' Party of Singapore has been serving the electorate since 1957. We are the only opposition party that was established before the independence of Singapore which is still active today. We were in the fore front of Singapore's struggles for independence and peace, and over the years, have worked for democracy and a vibrant civil society.
With the support of both the public and our members, we have managed to keep this struggle and vision flaming. Currently we have one member in Parliament - Mr. Low Thia Khiang. Checks and balances are necessary in any political system, and they are especially crucial in our one-party dominant system. To this end, the presence of opposition in Parliament is fundamental in ensuring that you, the people, are heard.
Singapore is at a cross road. On the one hand we are at the centre of globalization, the new economy and rapid changes, on the other hand we want to retain our values, improve the quality of our lives and ensure that the corner stones of democracy are in place. Singapore presently is caught up in the old language of materialism as the only yardstick of success. We speak as if the continuous pursuit of a higher standard of material living will necessarily provide us with the meaning of life. The Singapore of today is run by an elite class and not by the people. Ever since the PAP took office in 1959, it has systematically promoted elitism and put in place a highly paid elite class in positions of control with hardly any accountability to the people. The PAP elite class system has created a situation where there can be a Singapore without Singaporeans.
