Jimmie Åkesson (SD): Public service måste ta ett nytt grepp om debatterna

The parliamentary debate yesterday has been criticized quite a lot What do you think about the tone and the debate itself I have always been very critical I have been part of those debates for 15 years I think it hasn't gotten any better quite the opposite People are trying even more bizarre elements now We are supposed to have duels and it's supposed to be button presses Oh it's the moderators who should lead the discussion based on the script they have written in the editorial room Instead of letting us just talk I think that's problematic in itself We have eight party leaders as well We will discuss four topics during a two-hour debate With all these side comments you don't get many minutes of speaking time Well things are getting heated Everyone wants to be seen and heard One must present one's arguments prepared before the ministers It's not as if anyone becomes wiser from those debates I think public service needs to take a more effective approach to that I often mention the 1991 final debate as an example It's really gray boring and dreary It's on YouTube for those who want to watch it But that's public service Actually going to the depth Everyone has a specific speaking time that they can use as they wish One can meet the people one wants to meet and speak from one's own heart From this point on it's quite boring to watch But sometimes it has to be a bit boring too There are many private media companies that could fuel this type of heated debates They have it today instead It's not the public service job Many people are calling for a more factual debate How important is that and how can one achieve it TV4 has tried to divide us So we're four and four in the morning news with coffee cups and snacks and we're making a little food It's not a debate it's called a conversation I was very skeptical about it at first When I saw it for the first time a few years ago I thought it was incredibly boring to watch They said it hit me that maybe that's what's missing Just think we might need a more substantive political conversation rather than these debates It becomes almost like a kind of sports event More of a show than an actual conversation They at least have an ambition to do something else I think that's positive It should be a public service that takes on this kind of initiative I think