THE result was pretty emphatic. 55 countries gave the thumbs down to dear old Blighty and to say it wasn’t political would be stretching a point (if there was one, but there wasn’t even one).

The judges of these countries decided that the UK was bereft of talent or leadership or both, giving a humiliating nil points. Yes, it’s the time of year when the Eurovision Song Contest allows countries an opinion and a vote on how our country has been run under the guise of musical appreciation. Artistically it was pretty damning considering the weird and wonderful acts on display.

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Furious Team UK has had enough, they want to pull out of the song contest altogether, no doubt fearing the annual embarrassment of being adrift in the pointless-sphere too much to bear. In 1969 in Madrid, Lulu was the only Scots winner of the contest with Boom Bang-a-Bang, and jolly catchy it was too. I look forward to when an independent Scotland participates – after all, we can’t do any worse than scoring a big fat zero. Perhaps we could persuade Lulu to make a comeback.

Mike Herd
Highland