Making It Hard To Ignore Complaints

By Steven Sim

June 2012 FEATURE
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All it needs is some imagination - and a refusal to accept the status quo - for new, effective solutions to come into being. Democracy is about feeling empowered individually; and not only about the power to empower leaders.The thing about democracy is that there are no experts. It assumes that a decision for a public action cannot be made in isolation without everyone who is involved and affected taking part. This differentiates democracy from other forms of governance. A...

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Steven Sim

is the MP for Bukit Mertajam and Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports.

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