With a page count of 192 for Part 1 of the New Economic Model, one has to wonder how much room there is left for peoples’ views to be consulted, as promised by PM Najib Razak.

He did say in his NEM launch speech that “people will come first” and “want and deserve input into the policy-making process”.

Yes, we do! He also celebrated “most important stakeholders” without clarifying whether the rakyat are counted among them.

While I try to figure out what all that means, here are some remarks, in the spirit of putting people first...