Paul Gambaccini on Britain and the Eurovision Song Contest:

"Britain's votes plummeted with the invasion of Iraq and have stayed in the basement with the occupation. It may be the strangest reason for ending a war but if you want to win the Eurovision Song Contest again, bring the boys home."

Fuck off, Paul. There may be any number of reasons why we shouldn’t have invaded Iraq, and there may be any number of reasons for bringing the boys (and girls, let's not be sexist) back from Iraq, but the pile of fetid musical arse that is the Eurovision Song Contest is not one of them. And to even hint or joke about it when people have gone out and died for the cause is beyond crass and beyond insensitive.

The Eurovision Song Contest is absolutely worthless. The lives of those who have gone out to fight and fighting in Iraq are not. Regardless of what you think of the politics of the Iraq war, to make flippant comments about it is ignorant and pathetic.

Paul Gambaccini – what an appalling twat.