N-Day Rally may focus on social issues

The National Day Rally this weekend could focus more on social issues rather than economic ones, according to observers whom The Business Times (BT) spoke to. Commentators whom BT spoke to highlighted the need to move away from the primarily economic narrative used in previous years. Nominated MP and SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan would like to see more aspirational issues dominate the proceedings at the rally rather than economic discussions. "As a nation, we are at the crossroads – politically, economically and socially – and (we) need to forge a new consensus amid greater diversity and complexity in our society. I hope the start of the national conversation will not dwell on economic issues," said Mr Tan.