19.02.2012
Suddenly, after being seen as the most disciplined opposition party since the last general election (GE), the Workers' Party (WP) had a bit of a climbdown last week.
After steadfastly refusing to explain itself, the party sacked its Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong for not accounting to the WP leadership amid mounting allegations of extramarital affairs, including with a married WP member.
The prurient interest may be on Mr Yaw's sexual shenanigans but the political implications rest squarely on the party leadership's - especially WP chief Low Thia Khiang's - handling of the saga.
First, the sacking, coming after weeks of silence by the WP and Mr Yaw over his alleged extramarital affairs, still leaves many questions unanswered even as the party's top ranks held a half-hour press conference and issued two statements to explain their actions.
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