The People's Debate

Every three weeks, Jersey’s States Members take their seats in the States Chamber to debate policy proposals and approve the laws that govern the Island.

And usually, the only way you would get to experience what that is like is to stand for election when the time comes and convince the electorate you’re the right person for the job.

But to celebrate Jersey’s fifth Democracy Week, the States Greffe gave Islanders the chance to take part in a real-life debate.

In this episode, we look back at Jersey’s first People’s Debate with some of those who were involved with it, to discover what they made of the experience and if it achieved what it set out to do.

Host: Sarah Hopkins
Interviewees: Jenny O’ Brien, Peter Langlois, Evan Smith and Jon Tarrant

Watch the People's Debate in full on YouTube.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:30 Where did the idea come from?
• 4:35 What was it like on the day?
• 6:29 How did the debate work?
• 7:02 Participant: Jon Tarrant
• 10:55 Participant: Evan Smith
• 14:48 Participant: Peter Langlois
• 20:01 Any advice for future participants?
• 21:27 Will there be another People's Debate?
• 22:44 Outro