This Side of the House

"NCMPs are like duckweed." Years ago, Mr Low Thia Khiang used this metaphor to describe Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs)—floating, rootless, and without a constituiency to call home. In 2006, Sylvia Lim lived that reality. Sitting in Parliament as an NCMP with Mr Low as the only elected Workers' Party MP, she couldn't even vote on the Budget. She had a voice, but no teeth. Today, the landscape has shifted. Andre and Eileen sit down with the Party Chair to unpack the journey from a "party of one" ...

In this debut episode of This Side of the House, first-time Workers’ Party candidates Andre, Eileen, Alia, and Sufyan pull back the curtain on their 2025 election campaign. Join them as they candidly share the raw emotions, unexpected challenges and personal sacrifices of stepping into Singapore's political arena. From nerve-wracking press conferences and rally speeches to late-night strategy sessions and moments of doubt, they reveal the human side of political candidacy and share their drea...