Phone bans, job losses, and a party facing a reckoning, this isn’t the jolliest of episodes. We take a hard look at the latest jobs report, and find out… in the words of Italian football legend Gennaro Gattuso… things are “sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe sh*t”.
Ben looks Down Under to warn us about Australia’s extreme social media blanket ban, as MOE prepares to ban smartphones in school. Also, why social media is hurting us all!
From the 155-page judgement and appeal of Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh’s conviction, to the 64-page Ministry of Manpower labour report, Marcus shares the TLDR about the debates that are closing 2025.
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:53) Contempt of court?!
(01:44) The big bully: PAP punishes its own people
(02:30) History lesson: Ministers who embezzle, and union chiefs who run away
(06:02) tldr 155-page judgement and appeal of Pritam Singh’s conviction
(09:53) WP’s reckoning: They have faced hard choices before.
(15:15) Break
(15:30) Smartphone ban in schools: Can our teens cope without screens?
(17:54) Australia’s blanket ban doesn’t work
(19:24) Singpass to verify social platforms for kids?
(27:35) Labour market report: middling retrenchment rates
(29:46) The Government’s solution
(30:50) Singapore’s “administrative heroes” vs business heroes
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