1.What they like to see happening here is the virtual unfettered prerogative of the media to ridicule, condemn or even defame its leaders under the banner of fostering more opendebate, as epitomised in the United States,and which Singapore and many other countries will not accept.
2.Ten years after the Asian financial crisis, there has been much debate about the macro-economic causes, including open capital accounts, current account deficits and over-investment in unproductive assets.
4.The whole of Britain has been drawn into debate, including Tony Blair,the prime minister, who has commented that he wants universities to “ open their doors to people from all parts of society.”