Rafe Fletcher: Singapore’s lessons for the UK’s forgotten towns

Rafe Fletcher: Singapore’s lessons for the UK’s forgotten towns

Rafe Fletcher is the founder of CWG. As Singapore celebrated its 60th anniversary on 9th August, one of its rising business figures was 7,000 miles away in West Norfolk. Joseph Phua, chairman of entertainment platform 17LIVE and investment fund Turn Capital, was at The Walks stadium to watch his new side’s season opener. Unfortunately for Phua, King’s Lynn Town FC lacked the precision of military parades back in the city state. Despite dominatin…