In the speech, the Prime Minister warned against a fragmented dialogue on social media, which will be a challenge, as the conversation can be vitamin-poor and superficial.
– Honestly, during the corona, where did she herself communicate to the Danes? Has she not just communicated on Facebook and Instagram, and she has not wanted to stand up for interview when journalists have asked. So there is an abyss of difference between what she says, which sounds very true, and then the way she herself effects things, says Thulesen Dahl.
In the speech, Mette Frederiksen said:
– Third, the democratic conversation needs new vitamins. Fragmented. Shallow. Probably too hard. We all know the feeling. Especially on social media, the prime minister said.
Furthermore, she said that the framework for the democratic dialogue should not be set by multinational companies, but through regulation in the EU, and there is a need for national public service with both quality and versatility.
Usually, the press has the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister in-depth questions when the opening speech is over.
On Tuesday it was not possible. The Prime Minister explained that she was in a hurry when she was going on to Slovenia.
The Liberal Party’s chairman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, also missed concrete answers in the speech. One of the questions that, according to the opposition leader, was not answered well enough was the current challenge of labor shortages.
– There were some elements that were fine and excellent. But what I miss are some answers to the challenges we face now and here, says Ellemann.
According to Ellemann-Jensen, the speech was a little too much about how we spend money, and too little about how we earn it.
Mette Frederiksen mentioned how labor shortages “must not slow us down”. More Danes need to work, because “only in this way will we become more skilled, greener and richer”.
She referred to ongoing tripartite negotiations and the government’s recent plan to increase employment.