What does raising the whip mean?

Ponders SG

Recent newspaper article say SM GCT is raising the party whip?

What does the phrase mean?

lwflee SG

Whips are like the CSMs of political parties. They are there to enforce party discipline. Eg. they may suggest to a young MP that if they vote contrary to the party's wishes, then their careers as MPs may be less than stellar.

This is my (uninformed) understanding of the matter.

the Bear SG

The Whip of any party is something like the Discipline Master who makes everyone toe the party line...

so, if say, the party wants to go with Project A, and one of the MPs cannot in his good conscience support Project A, he is still not allowed to speak against the project... and if he does so, the party, through the Whip, can censure the objecting member...

raising The Whip means that the members are allowed to disagree and speak against the project if they want to...

but knowing the yes-men, do you think it'll happen?

alternatively, some wag did say that in order to whip someone, you have to raise the whip first Laughing

av98m SG

Talking cock only. The same person who said that the whip MAY be lifted is also the same person that promised a kinder, gentler, more consultative government, which as we all know, never happened. Politicians lie all the time. Laughing

zanza SG

Yah as some ppl abve have said , raising the whip means allowing mp's to vote according to their own views and nt the party view.

There is a person called the "party whip" that usually enforces discipline and ensures that mps vote according to the party stand.

Actually thinking about it, with almost 99% of parliament consisting of PAP members , i wonder if parliament debates are actually worth the effort if the results are already predetermined by the party stand.

What kind of discussion would be present if no one in the party is allowed to go against the party stand Confused

av98m SG

The kind of discussions we've been seeing all these decades. Wayang.
Its like the decision to go ahead with the casinos, the gahmen gives you an alloted time to bitch and moan about it, but the decision really has been made beforehand and is not subject to change. Same with the parliamentary "debates" Mr. Green

stellazio SG

rotan.. Laughing

Medicated Oil SG

That is just a passing remark.

Even if the whip is lifted, do you seriously think the MP dare to put their political career in jeopardy by saying some opposing remarks ?

Do you dare to say anything against the ruling party without any fear of being SUED ??

If a common people without any whip dun do it, dun expect yes-man to do it at all ?

It is just a wayang.

Does not make a difference.

Serves as a smoke grenade from reflecting the the hard life that sg slaves are living due to high "justified" cost.

chunyong SG

here is NPNT policy, comes to parliament is NWNT, No WHip No Talk

king108 SG

Mr. Green Sorry my english no good. Raising a whip, next moment is to whip only.. (like horse racing, whip whip and the horse sprint)

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