Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak What could go wrong for Keir Starmer? A lot! Last week’s success in the local elections doesn’t mean it’s a done deal 👇🏼
She's right of course. It could. But it won't, no matter how much she might wish for it.
We've finally got a partisan editorial stance from the BBC. It was inevitable after CeeGeebies have been allowed to shill for a political party/ cause without real sanction.
Oh I think Keunssburg's shilling long predates the GB News arrival on the scene.
Might be a good song but my guess is anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism (take your pick) wins out in much of the viewers voting and maybe, subjectively, the judges too.
I think the change to the voting system to allow voters around the world to vote 24 hours in advance can only but hurt them too; it's not big in the US but the Middle East will hugely downvote them.
Are there going to be many people voting in the Middle East?
Might be a good song but my guess is anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism (take your pick) wins out in much of the viewers voting and maybe, subjectively, the judges too.
I think the change to the voting system to allow voters around the world to vote 24 hours in advance can only but hurt them too; it's not big in the US but the Middle East will hugely downvote them.
Surely though that is outweighed by the fact that there is no Palestinian entry, so anti-Israel votes have nowhere to coalesce. If everyone were to vote politically re Gaza, then Israel would still win even if only 1 in 20 votes were for Israel and the rest were evenly distributed among the other countries.
Might be a good song but my guess is anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism (take your pick) wins out in much of the viewers voting and maybe, subjectively, the judges too.
I think the change to the voting system to allow voters around the world to vote 24 hours in advance can only but hurt them too; it's not big in the US but the Middle East will hugely downvote them.
Are there going to be many people voting in the Middle East?
Might be a good song but my guess is anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism (take your pick) wins out in much of the viewers voting and maybe, subjectively, the judges too.
I think the change to the voting system to allow voters around the world to vote 24 hours in advance can only but hurt them too; it's not big in the US but the Middle East will hugely downvote them.
Are there going to be many people voting in the Middle East?
Somewhere in the BBC there is someone panicking that they don't have any Gazan's commenting on Eurovision.
Might be a good song but my guess is anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism (take your pick) wins out in much of the viewers voting and maybe, subjectively, the judges too.
I think the change to the voting system to allow voters around the world to vote 24 hours in advance can only but hurt them too; it's not big in the US but the Middle East will hugely downvote them.
Are there going to be many people voting in the Middle East?
I think the whole world can vote this time, pre-broadcast.
£3 for 20 votes for Israel. I've spent £3 on a lot worse stuff... I think it's 60 votes from this household, two UK numbers and one Swiss phone number.
There you go. And I want to vote against them but I can't. So unfair.
Sorry I missed the start of this thread. So far? Germany was banging. Spain was a 75 year old singer with Zod from Superman in a thong. Banging. Ireland was utterly sensational.
Earlier on we had Sweden Norway. With a song that sounded like Pet Shop Boys from the Axis era. Pity about the crappy singing. Now we had Olly Alexander. With a song that sounds like Pet Shop Boys from the Axis era. And the vocals sounded, well, fake. Great staging. But not enough
The UK entry was awful. Ireland and Israel are the front runners for me so far.
My wife (who has several gay friends) said it was the gayest thing she'd ever seen.
How have the UK producers not realised that gay stuff plays badly across Eastern and Southern Europe? We're making songs and staging that people in the BGT audience might like but they aren't the ones voting.
The UK entry was awful. Ireland and Israel are the front runners for me so far.
My wife (who has several gay friends) said it was the gayest thing she'd ever seen.
How have the UK producers not realised that gay stuff plays badly across Eastern and Southern Europe? We're making songs and staging that people in the BGT audience might like but they aren't the ones voting.
They haven't. They think it's all about the camp.
But, then, I just saw Finland too and still have my jaw to the floor.
Next week: interpretive dance. "And from Grimsby, it's the separation of the legislature from the executive with Ed Balls and Alison Hammond! Judging is Claudia Winkleman and Sir John Curtice!"
The UK entry was awful. Ireland and Israel are the front runners for me so far.
My wife (who has several gay friends) said it was the gayest thing she'd ever seen.
How have the UK producers not realised that gay stuff plays badly across Eastern and Southern Europe? We're making songs and staging that people in the BGT audience might like but they aren't the ones voting.
They haven't. They think it's all about the camp.
But, then, I just saw Finland too and still have my jaw to the floor.
I think we're solidly on course for 0 points, maybe the Ukrainian public will give us some sympathy points to avoid that fate.
After a lovely evening out with Milly (my new friend I met tonight) , I was still feeling a bit peckish when I returned to the Hotel
I asked if I could get a table at the restaurant. They were fully booked, so my only option was the very limited room service menu
I griped a bit to the lovely lady at reception. She was very sympathetic, but couldn't help. Once I'd told her about my Camino, she found an even lovelier side
She called the restaurant kitchen, and I'm now eating!
After a lovely evening out with Milly (my new friend I met tonight) , I was still feeling a bit peckish when I returned to the Hotel
I asked if I could get a table at the restaurant. They were fully booked, so my only option was the very limited room service menu
I griped a bit to the lovely lady at reception. She was very sympathetic, but couldn't help. Once I'd told her about my Camino, she found an even lovelier side
She called the restaurant kitchen, and I'm now eating!
Lots of cheers for Switzerland in our house lol, well quiet ones. That was actually pretty good. If you want to do camp then that's what you need I think.
After a lovely evening out with Milly (my new friend I met tonight) , I was still feeling a bit peckish when I returned to the Hotel
I asked if I could get a table at the restaurant. They were fully booked, so my only option was the very limited room service menu
I griped a bit to the lovely lady at reception. She was very sympathetic, but couldn't help. Once I'd told her about my Camino, she found an even lovelier side
She called the restaurant kitchen, and I'm now eating!
You are clearly an excellent ambassador for UK. FO please take note. (Ditto PO.)
Sorry Slovenia lady. Figure-hugging catsuit will get you nowhere on this show. Be a bloke from 1985 dancing with your cock out? Sure. Otherwise? Not that shocking
After a lovely evening out with Milly (my new friend I met tonight) , I was still feeling a bit peckish when I returned to the Hotel
I asked if I could get a table at the restaurant. They were fully booked, so my only option was the very limited room service menu
I griped a bit to the lovely lady at reception. She was very sympathetic, but couldn't help. Once I'd told her about my Camino, she found an even lovelier side
She called the restaurant kitchen, and I'm now eating!
Is that yesterday's New York Times?
February 12, 2008
I don't think it's a real printout of that day's paper. All the stories are food related
In proper news, they're charging me nothing for this, except a few euros for the vino
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x4S4FoxnJg
Supports the theory that the best food in Italy is in the poorest regions. Campania, Calabria, Sicily - and now Puglia
#electoralreformnow
What a jolly time the 80s were...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cd1356lelqeo
Vote early, vote often.
WTF did I just watch?
Expressed through music tonight, apparently.
Israel 5.1 out from 4.7.
I see that.
Guinan: More?
Data: Please!
To think Albania didn’t qualify , they were robbed .
Britain should probably do a silly morris dancing entry loaded with innuendo.
And Finland's entry is the gayest performance evah so it might do very well.
But, then, I just saw Finland too and still have my jaw to the floor.
And the dancers were puny , at least have some proper muscle in centurion outfits ! The song was dirge and the guy can’t sing.
I asked if I could get a table at the restaurant. They were fully booked, so my only option was the very limited room service menu
I griped a bit to the lovely lady at reception. She was very sympathetic, but couldn't help. Once I'd told her about my Camino, she found an even lovelier side
She called the restaurant kitchen, and I'm now eating!
But I'd put the Israel entry no better than middling.
But I accept I'm not the target audience.
They look like the best night out....
I don't think it's a real printout of that day's paper. All the stories are food related
In proper news, they're charging me nothing for this, except a few euros for the vino