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To tell our European friends to all vote for us in the Eurovision Song Contest?

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RitaFrankLynne · 14/02/2017 19:02

I hope everyone in Europe votes for the UK to win. Wouldn't it be hilarious if the UK had to host it in 2018 when Brexit was fully underway and we had to be nice to all the Europeans travelling over to watch it?

This isn't Remoaning. This is irony.

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JumpingJellybeanz · 14/02/2017 19:08

Nah, I'd rather see all the inevitable bitching and moaning when Britain gets nul points. Yes everyone else votes for their friends, that's why BillyNoMatesBritain always comes last.

WorraLiberty · 14/02/2017 19:09

You call it irony, I call it daft.

Why wouldn't we be nice to Europeans anyway? Confused

WorraLiberty · 14/02/2017 19:10

I haven't watched it for a couple of years

Is it open to public votes now?

BillSykesDog · 14/02/2017 19:10

The song is bobbins.

SwedishEdith · 14/02/2017 19:17

We will not even get votes from Ireland or Malta this year. I feel sorry for Graham Norton having to host it.

Janet80 · 14/02/2017 19:22

I love Europeans, I love Europe,I still voted leave though. Brexit doesn't mean I start being horrible for them. We will get null points this year and I don't actually care, when was the last time we were anywhere close to winning?

x2boys · 14/02/2017 19:25

i acnt believe any one still watches it its always been a bit daft with neighbouring countries voting for each other.plus its crap.

x2boys · 14/02/2017 19:25

cant*

Skooba · 14/02/2017 19:32

Why did the other countries take against us?
I can't remember what set it off, once upon a time we used to win!
Was it the banking crash in 2008?

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RitaFrankLynne · 14/02/2017 20:14

Katrina and the Waves last win it in the early 90s I think.

Oh, how I wish we could reprise "My Lovely Horse".

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SilverdaleGlen · 14/02/2017 20:17

Weren't we doing that before we joined the European trading block anyway? Shouldn't make any difference.

Oh and I like Europeans too and am a bit of a fence sitter in the whole BREXIT thing. Less governance = good news less trade = bad

NarkyMcDinkyChops · 14/02/2017 20:54

Won't you lose your automatic entry as part of the hard Brexit? You'll have ti fight to get a place in the final and bomb out in the semis

wowfudge · 14/02/2017 20:56

Eurovision has naff all to do with the EU. It would be ironic if the EU members voted for the UK though.

Huldra · 14/02/2017 21:06

No, we get automatic right to the finals along with a few other countries because of the money we contribute to the European Broadcasting Union.

ForalltheSaints · 14/02/2017 21:11

We should opt out of the whole thing.

Scholes34 · 14/02/2017 22:25

If the Europeans have it in for us, they should make sure we win, so we have to foot the bill for hosting it next year.

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RitaFrankLynne · 14/02/2017 23:12

That's what I've been thinking @scholes34

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SuperBeagle · 14/02/2017 23:14

It'd be funnier if Australia won and then the UK had to host it, which is what would happen.

skinoncustard · 14/02/2017 23:17

We could have Adele representing us and we still wouldn't get any votes. Don't know why we bother . It's nothing to do with singing and everything to do with politics.

Amethyst81 · 14/02/2017 23:55

I'm not sure we have any friends in Europe at the moment to vote for us. Plus surely we should still be able to enter if Australia and Israel are allowed to enter.

needmymouthsewnup · 15/02/2017 02:16

Being in the EU has nothing to do with Eurovision. The 'eurovision' countries were typically the opposite of the 'intervision' countries (ie the the former eastern block). Israel and Morocco can enter. We are always in the final because we are one of the few countries who finance a large part of the show (along with France, Germany, Spain and Italy). There is definitely an element of political voting, but seriously have you heard our entries recently, since the last win in the 1990s? Englebert Humperdinck? Gemini? The weird school kids song?!! Really?! The people who whinge about it being purely political need to listen to the songs we put forward. Now if you want to look at anti-a-particular-country voting, look at the voting against Russia for the past few years...

SuperBeagle · 15/02/2017 02:20

Last year's entry won purely because of the anti-Russian sentiment.

RortyCrankle · 15/02/2017 06:04

Ugh how cringeworthy - better to not bother entering at all.

Skooba · 15/02/2017 08:08

I've remembered now. It was after it evidence came to light that Tony Blair had lied over weapons of mass destruction. Or to do with that.

Deathraystare · 15/02/2017 11:46

It has always been political. Ireland never used to give us many points. Used to embarrass Terry Wogan, I remem ber. Malta was quite good to us though.

What I used to wonder is why Norway used to get nul points so often -surely Sweden, Denmark and Finland 'should' have voted for them. Shame on the Scandis!!!!