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From a gambling standpoint, I shall be looking at available odds on Israel this year - with some of the most hostile, to them, countries boycotting their chances of coming 1st (regardless of their song entry...) have surely just increased. I don't see the EBU change of rules as having any material impact on their chances, since they are nothing more than tinkering. People always seems to bet against the country because of its undoubted unpopularity, but the popular voting side of Eurovision isn't actually a popularity contest (i.e. like vs dislike) but instead measures, in increasingly large part, countries' efficacy in Get Out the Vote-terms, e.g. Turkish-heritage voters resident in Germany.
ReplyDeleteYouGov, Westminster voting intention, field work 7 - 8 Dec.
ReplyDeleteUK headlines; RefUK 8% lead (over Labour), +1% on last week. People’s Front of Judea (Transgender Command) still not being offered up as a specific option.
Scottish sub-sample (200)
Con 13%, Lab 16%, LibDem 9%, SNP 39%, RefUK 18%, Green 4%.
Another double digit lead for SNP. Labour static. Tories, and RefUK gain at expense of LibDems, and Greens.
Don’t pay your British Propaganda Tax (TV Licence Fee). Maintain records of all your communications. Quote these back at them. They’ll harass you for a year or so, threatening various sanctions. After a bit they’ll (Crapita on behalf of the BBC) send out reminders to sign up for a statement that you remain a non-consumer of their product, every six months or so. At this point, you’re dealing with a computer generated voice, system. After you’ve told them politely to get fecked, they’ll send you a hard copy of a notice of compliance by post. All of this costs THEM money.
ReplyDeleteNon payment of the British Propaganda Tax increases every year. Eventually, they’ll probably replace the TV Licence Fee out of general taxation, but at least we can say we’ve tried.
If you have to get a TV licence as some of us have to, make it a paper copy they send you by post. Don't take the email option.
DeleteDon't give them a penny. I haven't since 2004.
Deleteyou can also get an organ in tel aviv
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don't knock it
Just a couple of points about the funding. Spain are one of the five major financial contributors but so are Germany who would have withdrawn had the Israel decision gone the other way.
ReplyDeleteAustria, as host nation, will also pay a significant amount to the EBU. Would they have been leant on by the Germans to join a boycott?
It may have got messy for Eurovision either way.
The BBC will be rubbing their hands now they are the only English speaking broadcaster, with RTE boycotting.
I don't really understand what you mean by your last sentence? Being the only English speaking broadcaster would have been a big advantage under the old language rule, but that was scrapped in 1999. And Australia are still in the contest anyway.
DeleteHow close are you to personally boycotting next year's Eurovision, James?
ReplyDeleteI've heard some people saying they won't watch while others say that doesn't achieve anything.
I guess one way would be to support Ireland on the night. Flags, green wig and all the rest. Would the EBU ban entry to a group of fans dressed up like that?
I see bbc branch office is still trying to push that nurse peggie is somehow an angel as they lead with baroness Falkner from England stating the Industrial tribunal was wrong. Read the National for a full story of peggie and her supporters. It seems bbc is trawling along for bad news by association. They are the pits.
ReplyDeleteYes, stupid woman that didn't want to strip in front of a sexually deviant male - how dare she?
ReplyDeleteIceland have pulled out. This is huge.
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