Akala held is own against these 3 stooges, horrible bastards didn't even get him a glass of water.

His point about noone asking her questions about saudi arabia is bang on. noone in the question time / BBC questions audience asked her. paxman didnt ask her dimbleby didnt. he nailed it.

Michael Gove is so condescending despite Akala being miles more clever than him

That boy Akala, is a diamond fella✊🏾✊🏾

Akala is an interesting guy worth listening to. He is in conversation with various people, a particularly good one is with Brian Rose on London Real here on U tube. I noticed the question regarding Saudi Arabia was ignored.

Talking about a biased media when Andrew Neil was a former member of the Conservative party.

How patronising did Gove sound by saying to Akala "I think that's one of your strongest points".. I sensed some condescension in his tone as he delivered that line. All being said Akala did well against 3 establishment chums (and seemed to scare all 3 men into binding together in an attempt to dispel validity of the arguments he was raising)

Three Tories talking about media bias...

I ONLY WATCHED THIS FOR AKALA - MAKES POLITICS INTERESTING LOL

Shout out to Akala for not buckling under Andrew Neil. When Neil roasts most people they wither like weeds but not man like Akala who's clearly more clued up and knowledgeable on life and current events than the likes of Balls, Gove, Neil, anyone. I don't think Neil was expecting someone like Akala to come on the show and speak out like he did.

We are with my talented brother we are ready to vote Corbin!!!!

Disgusting comment about the IRA, Michael Gove. Clearly May isnt held to the same standard that Corbyn is. Shame.

I feel like Michael Gove didn't understand Akala's argument.

This is a joke. Are these guys this oblivious ?

This Akala talks absolute sense So Ed Balls thinks the B.B.C. isn,t biased towards the Tories! Who pays his salary?

Akala was self-aware and showed just how chummy these politicians and broadcasters are (Red or Blue)

What a civil discussion

Balls and Gove need to get a room.

I love Akala, he's a good role model

akala please keep it up

The outcome doesn't justify the means, Gove. Well done for speaking out about these important matters Akala.

Akala, you have your head screwed on, fantastic responses

ed ball is such a snake!

Well Andrew Neil is obviously trying shut Akala up here

Andrew is feeling butterflies. See you on 9 June.

BBC should give Akala his own show,. Bring the youth awareness

The BBC trying to defend their bias by being Bias, its a rap lets get them out of here it's so clear that they are bias what a joke!!!

5:58 "We have an independent BBC." That's laughable.

anyone could see akala was outnumbered there, but he held his own to a excellent level and the discourse seemed pretty constructive. good to fucking see for once.

Ed Balls is part of the problem.

Michael Gove and Ed Balls being so chummy makes me sick

Why do people keep referring to "3" Tories. Ed Balls is Labour, or rather is a retired Labour politician.

not surprising that someone as enlightened as akala is only given airtime late night when nobody is watching.

Michael Gove!!?? Skip skip skip skip skip

I watched this live on TV - couldnt believe how bloody patronising they were to Akala. They just proved how biased the BBC is. Im glad this is on KZfaq> thanks!

I'm hoping that by the end Akala realised that this discussion would be viewed in history lessons in 20 years time as a maddeningly ironic symbol of the hypocrisy of the ruling class.

That is the first time I have watched Michael Gove and not wanted to punch him in the face so hard that his glasses shatter and pierce his eyeballs.

Andrew Neil tries it but he doesn’t have the minerals to take on Akala, neither do the other two

I am so glad that this can exist on british tv

I love that Bercow clip at the beginning of all of your videos!

It was beautiful to see Akala get a chuckle out of Gove admitting that he's a worse politician than Theresa May. Akala really held his own, he's a great example of the politically engaged youth who consciously disengaged from elections if nothing is on offer

Yes Akala!!!!!

Andrew Neil is not a reporter he's just a tory working for the tories., end of story.

Gove spoke to him like he was a kid at the end

I found that to be a fascinating meeting of very different minds.

I even realised they didnt even give him a drink!

Andrew Neil seems to think "the media" all think and report the same way.

you'd never guess Ed balls used to be a Labour politician

Well I agree with Gove on one thing. He is a Vauxhall conference level politician.

I don't think Andrew Neil's ever read a newspaper if that's what he really thinks

Ed Balls nods more to a Tory than Akala think about that

‘If I had have voted, I would have voted Green’

Akala deserves a medal for refraining GBH on Gove just then...

It was a little unfair that you have 2 senior politicians and a political commentator up against a well read but ultimately unqualified person in this debate.

Isn't that Ed Balls? What can he say?

Its also worth remembering bloody Sunday. Complete cover up of state sponsored murder.

Gove 'she will increase her majority'

this guy has just proved his point, here we have a guy on the left of politics against three people on the right !!!!

Didn't even get him a glass of water? Says it all really

I just don't know what to make of it.

One problem here is that Akala isn't versed in TV debate voice and tone. He continually "ums" and "ahs" which, while is entirely acceptable, innocent and shows humbleness in a normal setting - is seen to be weak, especially by the supporters of his opponents. Though he can certainly use his fluidity of speech from his musical endeavours to great effect. Impressive effort overall.

Seemed very unfair to put Akala against 3 huge media figures who all has disagreements with him.

It's very interesting for Michael Gove to be saying that "No-one is forced to consume media" - George Osborne (the conservative ex-chancellor) is now the editor of "The Evening Standard", which also runs another paper, "Metro". These papers are given out for free at stations, which means that 90% of people on their way to and from work every day are reading these papers (including me). The bias in them is subtle, but it's definitely there. Then there's all the Murdoch owned media, which we all know is biased. That accounts for most of the media consumed, and the most you can ever ask from the BBC is "Fair" - which they are occasionally, but they still play into this whole "Jeremy Corbyn is unelectable" spiel. I think most people have grown tired of that - it isn't an argument, or maybe it is, on the same level as "Fuck off you shithead". The polls right now are within the margin of error for him to actually WIN, but imagine where we'd be now if things were reported fairly in the majority of the media? Wake up, and don't let them dictate what you should do.

The BBC is free of government influence? The state broadcaster is not free. It always stands up for the establishment. Do me a favour Ed Balls.

Maybe the Beeb are impartial but when was the last time a LEFT wing journalist reported for them on TV? they seem to have plenty of right wing ones.

Just came here from “Tommy Robinson vs Akala” the comments sections could not be more different!

Micheal Gove sincerely believes we are all thick as shit and that he alone has the power to tell us what to think.

simple point- he *has* character. he is not *a* character.

nobody gives Gove credit for how loud he says things.

balls saying the bbc has always been tough and fair when it's always been intimately involved with uk foreign policy

I fucking love Akala. He always manages to be calm, controlled, honest and get the message through. For example, if I was sitting where he is in the video, I would have lost my shit many times and then the important points would lose the needed gravitas.

all they had to do was look at the front pages of daily mail and sun for the last 4 weeks

Oh the hypocrisy of this conversation with hindsight .....

"We at the BBC are not biased" everyone argues against Akala.

He got schooled there. The BBC isn't independent of government. most of its board are appointed on recommendation of the culture secretary and they also pay pensioners licences so they have a massive financial stake that they could threaten to revoke through policy. The BBC is state television.

Just to make sure that everone has seen the hilarious parody of the election here on utube called Snap election - Thor Ragnarok Parody. Its brilliant. Also the song liar liar is available on here now. Great stuff

1:26 they get him to build the set and they can't even give the brother a glass of water

Akala is 33. How did he consider himself a young voter?

7:58 - the moment a cabinet minister realises he's been outsmarted by an mc

As soon as he mentions the fact the Manchester bomber was known they shut him down lol

You could fuse these 3 peoples' brains together and they still wouldn't have a fraction of the knowlege, and understanding of whats going on as Akala does

has anyone realised how all 3 including host are talking over and trying to back Akala up?

Has the media being overwhelmingly being biased against Jeremy Corbyn - let’s ask that to two Tories... They state that May has been grilled but don’t give examples on what she’s been grilled on to go through the severity and contrast... Mays negative approach is minor criticism not political damaging... Yep no media bias there....

thanks for the upload

How can he bang on about taking the election seriously when it's his first time voting?

If I could vote for Bowser over the conservative party, I'd vote for Bowser

Akala didn't do too badly however he sort of missed an opportunity here; LSE did a "manufacturing consent" type empirical study of the media limited to the 2017 general election in the UK. He should have referenced there. The study showed a, wait for it, quelle surprise, a bias against Jeremy. It was available at the time of the interview. Referencing the LSE study would have buried the argument in the first minute and then they could have twiddled their thumbs for the remainder.

To try and help english viewers understand what Corbyn did what he did in regards to the IRA. IRA were reformed in the 70s due to the loyalist onslaught that took place following the civil rights movement for catholics in northern ireland. Northern ireland was formed as a protestant state for a protestant people, and the "undesirables" that wanted to be seen as equals caused a loyalist backlash. Now. Having said this, the provisional IRA's campaign in britain was a disgrace to the irish people. But closer to home in n.ireland the IRA were only 1 of MANY paramilitaries on both sides that used the barrel of a gun to force their ideology. The UVF, UDA, UDR and RUC do not get held in the same regard as the P.IRA, simply because they didn't kill people in Britain. A lot of people in northern ireland (other than loyalists) do not understand where the british media would be coming from in condemning Corbyn, as Corbyn condemned ALL bombing including the IRA. He knows that for peace to ensue in N.Ireland, all murdering paramilitaries on both sides must be help to condemnation, not just the IRA provisionals.

Akala made some good points. Also, I'd almost forgotten what an utter creep Gove is, well done to my subconscious mind for burying it so well. I look forward to fortgetting it again.

So what? Fighting on despite your enemy's bias is all in the day's work. The sailor does not complain about the sea.

Tory stooges like Andrew Neil?

People aren't forced to consume media news???? Are you kidding me?

It’s incredible. It’s the same for Sanders across the pond :( people really want to keep people down

Akala, My son our brother you done us proud.

'...During the iraq war' hmmm, which party put us there again...

Those Tories with their pathetic questioning. It just makes them look more shallow and desperate.

Akala is really smart, he held his own extremely well.

5 people own 80% of the wealth in the uk? Damn That’s worse then the states.

Ol' chaps wouldn't touch Saudi Arabian connection with a 10ft pole.

The reason we are seeing such a change in the tone of reporting on the two main political parties is that that broadcast media has to abide by rules on due impartiality in the weeks commencing an election. The Tory government has spent the best part of 7 years breaking down the processes in place set out within the BBC to ensure impartiality, with threats of taking away the licence fee and the BBC has rolled over. You only have to look on the surface of the editorial team for political and news programming which is now intrenched with Tory affiliates and former editors of right wing newspapers. www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/broadcast-impartiality-accuracy-and-elections-rules-review