The New Paper interviewed residents last week to get a sense of the hot-button issues in the ward. Main concerns include amenities, transport and cleanliness. Be they national or local (issues), the lines are blurred, said SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan. After all, broad national issues have very local effects. “Things like rising costs of living are very real. The impact of higher grocery prices and electricity bills is more immediate and people feel the pinch. When you are in the sandwiched group that’s aspiring to move up the socio-economic ladder and are ineligible for financial assistance that the bottom 20 per cent get, you’ll feel it,” he added.
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The New Paper