
Interviewed by The Straits Times, 14 July 2019
"Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) Associate Professor Kenneth Paul Tan points out: 'It is hard to avoid how closely public engagement initiatives have been linked to critical economic, political or electoral events in the nation's life.' Prof Tan compares the Government's communication style to 'mansplaining', observing: 'There's a sense that the Government is still quite didactic in terms of telling people what to think. Like a parent who feels hurt when the chi