Awesome write up on Singapore. Its actually Fabian Socialist (Nehru like) project.

[narsy]

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/02/heres-what-it-would-really-mean-if-britain-was-singapore

‘You can’t just say you’re going to be like Singapore,’ argues Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, ‘It has experienced quantum leaps in government  performance and nothing about Britain could match that, other than competitive regulation of financial services,  inherited architecture and aspects of literary culture.’

 

However, while the British state may have developed policies able to capitalize on the increasing mobility of capital other aspects of Singapore’s example have remained unappreciated. Singapore fetishizes technocratic governance. It obsessively models possible policy outcomes. Studies of comparative governance are the bedrock of political discourse. ‘If you fail to appreciate the importance of a deeply embedded knowledge base, professionalism, impartiality and empowerment of so-called bureaucrats in the civil service then you are really missing the point,’ says Khanna. ‘If you don’t think it’s possible to return to those days where professionals helped to steer political decisions,’ he argues, ‘then I have no hope for you.’

 

 

“There are certain ideological beliefs that the People’s Action Party (the party that has ruled Singapore since independence) holds very closely,” explains Professor Chua Beng Huat of the National University of Singapore, “some of these were in place since the early 1960s when they were still a seriously left-wing party.”

[narsy]

But UK becoming singapore has more to do with the richer neighbour (EU) playing ball, than any of this technocratic mumbo jumbo, which UK can easily incorporate into their governance. The writer understimates how pragmatic and ruthless the english ruling class is. Even more pragmatic than the US.

all the UK needs is a favourable trade deal with the US, and it can squeeze the EU balls. haha.. but its unlikely to get it.

let the EU morons shoot themselves in the foot by passing regulations that restrict cloning. Whole world will be laughing at their stupidity.

[narsy]

Singapore is where the future is. Just don't call it free market. thats all.

[Thokkalee]

[Ryzen_renoir]

22 minutes ago, narsy said:

Singapore is where the future is. Just don't call it free market. thats all.

Singapore is just a well governed tax haven , it will not amount to anything 

[narsy]

39 minutes ago, Ryzen_renoir said:

Singapore is just a well governed tax haven , it will not amount to anything 

Its a low tax jurisdiction, basically a free port that grew because of its exports. 

Singapore goes out of its way to keep manufacturing feasible in its country, by sacrificing efficiency in its financial sector. It can become the finance capital of se asia if it wants to. Singapore another risk averse country like India.