It’s Liverpool

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-63175494

The right choice?

[davebro]

could there be a wrong choice - the whole thing is inconsequential.

[tomus42]

I think it should have been Manchester, as apparently that's the british city with the biggest Ukrainian population.

[Peter Pedant]

hmm
can it be inconsequential if it is unimportant?
I pinot out that if one says
roses are blue, violets are red - is wrong even tho' it mattereth not in these days of autumn

no matter how er inconsequential, I take AB questions seriously

[Hazlinny]

Liverpool has been twinned with Odessa in Ukraine since the 50s - maybe helped?

[-SharonA-]

I wanted it to be Glasgow. It seemed only fair that Scotland got a go.

[Tilly2]

Am I bovered? Should I be?

[ichkeria]

“
I think it should have been Manchester, as apparently that's the british city with the biggest Ukrainian population.”

I agree. That’ll be a hard one for the city to take

[gness]

A big yes from me. I've had such lovely times in Liverpool...just love the place and the people. :-)

[FatticusInch]

Will the EU countries be miffed that it’s in the UK?
Didn’t they make their feelings known during the post-Brexit competition?

[davebro]

hopefully!

[ichkeria]

“Will the EU countries be miffed that it’s in the UK? ”

O

[ichkeria]

No :-)

[gness]

Well the EBU is pleased. We heard in the pub tonight and everyone was happy...so I guess the answer is no. :-)

[FatticusInch]

I’m amazed it’s still going tbh, I haven’t watched it since Bucks Fizz win it!

[jno]

the former home of Unesco world heritage sites? I suppose they could do with a little cultural cachet these days. Plus it keeps the competition out of the evil witch Sturgeon's hands.

[ichkeria]

Good Lord!
That’s a long time.
It’s got a bit bigger in the meantime.
The wonderful Sam Ryder has at least temporarily largely silenced the “no one likes us we don’t care (but we do really)” brigade

[davebro]

// I suppose they could do with a little cultural cachet these days.//

Cultural cachet - it's a bunch of ropey pop songs For Funks Sake!

[jno]

ichkeria, the last time I watched it was Sandie Shaw. She tried out a different song on the Rolf Harris show every week and made a complete horlicks of Puppet on a String - missed the beat entirely and had to start over. Still, it saw her all the way through.

[jno]

you don't say, davebro, you don't say...

[ichkeria]

jno: “
ichkeria, the last time I watched it was Sandie Shaw”

Good double Lord!