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Opponents of the radical right often use - I'd argue, with some success - the argument that their opponents are a threat to democracy. But this argument is largely absent in Britain. Farage is a racist, he is incompetent, he's pro-Russia, but he's almost never portrayed as anti-democratic. (1)

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

The real superpower of FPTP is that it can of course make the Condorcet loser PM.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Incredible work from everyone involved here

submitted 5 days ago • 36 comments

Surf and Turd.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Scotland would only need one little reform to get rid of most disproportionality - move from regional lists to one national list, just like New Zealand does. New Zealand even has now a higher share of constituency seats in parliament than Scotland does. Still allows for very proportional outcomes.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

If you allow 20 votes per person, you do invite this kind of thing, if groups are organised.

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

That Israeli lobby has decent facilities.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

"The rest of the world which counts as one country." Is that Starmers country of strangers?

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Has anyone ever won this thing who was leading after the jury vote?

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Sweden again favourite on betfair, ahead of Austria and Estonia. They are having hunches.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Austria are now bookies' favourites.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

The more Sweden drop in the jury points, the clearer they lead with the bookies.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Tight race between Germany and UK. As always. Not at the bottom though, oddly.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

No you misheard. It is not called alp porn.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Fun fact. Luxembourg has won this thing five times. But no single Luxembourgian has ever won it.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

If Sweden win, they'd leave Ireland behind, with 8 wins against 7. And that after being 3-7 down by 1996. Since Father Ted, Ireland never did it again. Quite an accomplishment.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Some people are in it for the music (silly lot), others for the counting.

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Betfair is going in hard for Sweden, with only Austria somewhat in the race.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

How is Sweden a huge favourite and Estonia not?

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Oh, it is the Serving Immanuel song.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I am hearing "I am a saliva".

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Armenia: chest hair, tattoos or glitter?

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

When you know that the key German club on Mallorca is called Ballermann, this song makes a lot more sense.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Posthumously, early Bowie's Italian has improved remarkably.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

But why would German be your orgasm language?

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Well, that UK song had no discernible structure to it. does that matter?

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Eurovision shouldn't be all fun and games. Thinks Lithuania.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Aside from opinions about Israel, this was primarily a dreadfully boring song.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Serge Gainsbourg reluctantly approves.

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Those referendum-crazy Swiss allow you to vote before you have heard anything.

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