Eurovision 2005 (voting)

[LiverpoolLou]

This programme should be scrapped now, it's all got too political, it's not even about the, so called, music anymore. Anyone agree. Thanks

[bernardo]

Of course not!  It is an important cultural celebration of all that is best and most cultured in European culture and civilisation.  There is nothing "political" about the voting; it just means that people vote for songs from countries - and of styles - that they prefer.  In many cases this is inevitably the neighbouring countries.

I am however concerned that this time it was obviously blatantly rigged to stop the cute Latvians from winning.

[Beswad]

No. While it's blatantly obvious neighbouring country support their neighbours by giving top marks regardless how rubbish the song was, I feel it's all good light hearted fun. 

But it does pee me off when every year UK pick a c.r.a.p song for the Eurovision.

[SteveD]

It has changed from being a Song Contest to being a Musical Act Contest.

[Eastender]

Its Rubbish, get rid of it.

[Mattk]

altho i never watch this it is just about politics.

before the voting started i told my wife that UK and france would be nr bottom as no-one in europe like us any more and lo and behold........

[kev100]

It's always been about politics, I can remember at the height of the IRA trouble Ireland giving Britain a score of 0

[EssJay1]

But should all 39 countries have been allowed to vote?