How come U.K is one of the top five contributors for money to eurovision when we are in a total mess?

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Was just reading about this on b.b.c news, that U.K qualifies to enter as we give so much money to the contest, musical dross for the best part, that for the last upteen years we have been snubbed time and time again.
Just why are we wasting money on this self indulgent shite in this day and age?
Wouldn't it be better to drop out and keep the money in this country for our own people who need financial help?

Isn't it the broadcaster that contributes? Which is paid for by the ads.

Def not cutting the arts dressing I'm a regular culture vulture for music, theatre, ballet and opera I enjoy all of it.

Oh. Proper culture.

Well us plebs love the Eurovision. I've had more joy and laughs from it than any bloody sport we pour money into.

I started the thread because I wanted to and I was under the impression that U.K [according to b.b.c] is one of the highest paying into it so that in effect could be a few million. I was obviously mistaken and that's okay.
Anyone who thinks I'm snobby for what I like that's okay too, Mrs T you used the pleb word possibly referring to the majority not me.

It may be a crock of sh#t but oh how we need some complete trash as a relief from the 'real' cr@p going on in our countries.

That said, the wagatha Christie nonsense really is nonsense - 2 bitches bitching about who's the stupidest/richest bitch. Wish they'd just give the money to cancer research.

The songs are no worse than the new stuff I hear on the radio 🤷🏻‍♀️ Aware I sound 100 years old but I have no idea why Eurovision makes people so sneery.

There are a few major nations who's state broadcasters pay for it, us ,Germany, France and a few others I think. In the old days the previous years winners payed for it and this put a massive strain on smaller nations when they won.

These bigger nations don't have to go through the qualifying to get through to the finals.

The voting is a joke and has been getting worse for years, it has little to do with the quality of the song,but it's still a bit of fun.

It will never be as good as when Wogan did it.

It also helps think of us as part of Europe 😢. I used to love It’s a Knockout when I was a child & seeing the different European cities.

I'd much rather cancel Eastenders, Call the Midwife, Mrs Browns Boys, The One Show, Master Chef, anything with "The Great British" in it's title, WIMBLEDON, Snooker...

Those are just off the top of my head, but I can produce a longer list if you like.

You're right OP, what we need instead is real time coverage of Vardy v Rooney and a public vote on who wins. Far more entertaining and a proper use of public money.