Eurovision

[BrilloPad]

Is it true that Russia won?

[NoddY]

Gazpromvision

Is it true that Russia won?

Yes.

The Kremlin is delighted to announce Eastern Europe knows which side its bread is buttered on.

[BrilloPad]

Is there any point in the UK entering next year? Is Terry Wogan right?

[expat]

Is there any point in the UK entering next year? Is Terry Wogan right?

No, there isn't. We should pull out, and stop contributing (it is the large financial support of countries like us, Germany, and France that gets us in to the final every year).

And take note: as song contests, so economy, so Europe: Western Europe built a stable prosperous and free group. Now the East wants in on a free ticket. In fact, they want to own it.

[Sausage Surprise]

the voting was an absolute farce...they seem to forget that if it wasn't for us they'd all be marching around in jackboots and lederhosen

[gingerjedi]

the voting was an absolute farce...they seem to forget that if it wasn't for us they'd all be marching around in jackboots and lederhosen

Maybe they should have a parallel vote:

Vote 1: Which country has the nicest song?

Vote 2: Which country would you like to defend yours should a nationalist socialist party rise to power and threaten your very existence?

[BrilloPad]

the voting was an absolute farce...they seem to forget that if it wasn't for us they'd all be marching around in jackboots and lederhosen

Austria would have overwhelmed Russia?

[SueEllen]

Austria would have overwhelmed Russia?

Yeah. They would have given the soldiers some food.

[Lambros]

I listened to all the songs last night for the very first time. Much of the voting was 'political' which is sad.

If the votes of all the Eastern European countries had not supported each other, Greece could well have won. All in all, musically speaking, it was a waste of time!

[Alf W]

I didn't realise we had so many 'puddle jumpers' on this forum. Watching the Eurovision Song Contest indeed!