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#729 ft. Ex-NMP: We Shouldn’t Run for Elections! The Problem with The Scheme | Anthea Ong

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Former Nominated MP and social changemaker Anthea Ong discusses the NMP scheme - what it was meant to be, why it’s misunderstood, and how it can evolve. We also discuss a recent survey done with local Singaporeans about NMPs, as well as the role of citizens in the NMP system.𝙄𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 – 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦.𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦.𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆Round 2 of the NMP Survey𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Terence: AI Slop Is Destroying The InternetHaresh: Physical: Asia | Official TrailerAnthea: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt & 'Heart Sutra’ by Yan Lianke𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here(00:00) Operation S.O.P(01:00) Intro(04:00) Personal Journey & Leadership(05:24) Importance of Local Support(10:55) Policies and Systemic Change(11:50) Challenges of NMP Candidacy(13:38) NMP Selection Process(27:41) Role of NMPs(28:43) Diversity in Parliament(29:21) Misconceptions of NMP Role(33:29) Election Procedures and Challenges(44:28) Parliamentary Reforms(58:21) Public Institution and Civic Awareness(01:00:36) NMP Scheme and Constitutional Changes(01:13:31) Parliamentary Questions and Government Accountability(01:15:40) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

Former Nominated MP and social changemaker Anthea Ong discusses the NMP scheme - what it was meant to be, why it’s misunderstood, and how it can evolve. We also discuss a recent survey done with local Singaporeans about NMPs, as well as the role of citizens in the NMP system.𝙄𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 – 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦.𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦.𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮’𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆Round 2 of the NMP Survey𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴Terence: AI Slop Is Destroying The InternetHaresh: Physical: Asia | Official TrailerAnthea: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt & 'Heart Sutra’ by Yan Lianke𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here(00:00) Operation S.O.P(01:00) Intro(04:00) Personal Journey & Leadership(05:24) Importance of Local Support(10:55) Policies and Systemic Change(11:50) Challenges of NMP Candidacy(13:38) NMP Selection Process(27:41) Role of NMPs(28:43) Diversity in Parliament(29:21) Misconceptions of NMP Role(33:29) Election Procedures and Challenges(44:28) Parliamentary Reforms(58:21) Public Institution and Civic Awareness(01:00:36) NMP Scheme and Constitutional Changes(01:13:31) Parliamentary Questions and Government Accountability(01:15:40) One Shiok Thing𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!Reddit | Telegram𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀TikTok | Instagram | Facebook𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬

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