The Tower Bridge Fox

For me it quit simple if you believe n the benefits of staying in the EU you don't leave You can't leave and expect to negotiate the same benefits as being in. My feelings are that Britain can not leave the EU regardless of waht any politicians may be saying at the moment.

I was impressed by the physicalitys that stretched from the finishing line virtually all the way to the beach. I feel if the Director of chariots of fire had been producing the TV coverage he would have found a use for the beach.

i I Some scenic shots I took today. The fininshing line can actualy be seen in all the shots.

Portugal is the bookies favorite now. I think it would be good for the contest if it won!!! It will be annoying if it wins the telle vote only to be dragged down by the juries. Like Italy was a couple of year ago. The UK also has to be taken seriously this year,

After watching the first semi final ,Portugal just has winner written all over it. Goarga should have gone through as well. I don't rate Swedens entry this year, which did go through. but I thought Cyprus stood out.

This is a disaster!!!!!!! The Host Nation should be under a contractual obligation to allow all the selected performers to take part. Otherwise it should be passed to another nation.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), a group of public media outlets that produces Eurovision, is demanding that Kiev let Samoilova perform. Otherwise, it says, Ukraine faces the threat of exclusion from future contests. I agree with this. The Host Nation should host the contest with the spirit of none political inclusion the contest was created for.

Some songs have better live performance than studio recording, others have better studio recording than live performance. it will be intresting so see how this plays out at the semifinals

I agree with what the European Broadcasting Union said "we are deeply disappointed in this decision as we feel it goes against both the spirit of the contest and the notion of inclusivity that lies at the heart of its values," it said in a statement. The EBU said it would "continue a dialogue with the Ukrainian authorities with the aim of ensuring that all artists can perform" in Kiev." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I feel its not the job of the host nation to try to prevent any countrys from entering.!!!!

One of the reasons the Uk has been doing so badly is because the standard of performance has been so breathtakingly high. Bonnie Tyler said it was terrifying watching the rehearsals because the standard of singing was so incredible. ABBA came out of eurovision, winning Eurovision used to guarantee the winner a UK no1 hit. This year I feel isn't a vintage year a bit more banality than usual on first listen. (NB Nearly half the songs will be gone by the final!!!) But the eccentricity and diversity is still there and more so than your average pop chart I feel eccentric is the work with Eurovision.

I think the UK could be in with a chance this year, but that will depend on the order of the songs in the final as there are a lot of slow ballads this year. we are sending a singer who can match the best performance from anywhere else. As for the bookies its early days, and I have noticed the bookies have a habit of over rating the usual suspects at the beginning.

Eurovision 2017 This Year only a few songs stand out. The two stand out songs are Joint first Georgia!!! and Portugal!! with joint second Albania, Cyprus, Hungary, belarus Joint third Poland, Russia, France. This year I rate the UK entry as being one of our best and rate it to finish in the top eight. the bookies faverout Italy I think is just OK.

Hmmmm watching Theresa May give her conference speech it looked like half the people in the hall wanted to drag her outside and shoot her. my feeling are she wont last as prime minister, people will come to realize that we cant leave the EU!!!

For Britain to finish second in both Medal tables is outstanding.