We wuz robbed! (again...)

So once more the inevitable Balkan/Scandinavian countries' habit of only ever voting for each other in the Eurovision Song Contest means that a half-baked effort wins, and the UK's "Flying the Flag for You" came second from last in the final!

The trend became more and more blatant - as Romania gave 12 points to Moldova, Moldova gave twelve points to Romania, Cyprus gave twelve points to Greece, Greece did the same in return, etc etc. Even Terry Wogan's customary wit and humour began to fail him. At one stage there were no Western European countries with any votes at all, and he commented "Somehow, it's just not as much fun any more.."

Friends at our party cheered as plucky little Malta gave Scooch our only "douze points", but to no avail...



Scooch was robbed, and deserved a lot more points than some of the rubbish that ended up in the top ten! Serbian lesbian music won out in the end - not a bad song, but even so it was not a true winner.

And to think, the UK continues to bankroll this Eastern European back-slapping charade...

We "burned" the European flag in disgust.



Still, the Eurovision Song Contest is always worth a watch for its breathtaking camp value and I'm sure we'll host another party - same time, same place next year!

View from an expert: "The worst Eurovision in living memory":

Tim Moore, the author of "Nul Points", a book about Eurovision's great losers, said of the contest:

"As far as the voting is concerned, maybe there should be two separate Eurovisions, which are screened in the west and the east, with a sing-off for the top finishers in each one at a united competition.

"Maybe you should go back to a jury system and not have telephone voting because it's not a poll on the songs any more - it's very political, and more like a poll on how many aunties you happen to have in Montenegro."

Hear! Hear!

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