Eurovision has become a grotesque forum for the display of political prejudices... it's time Britain bid au revoir and pulled out for good
I'm even old enough to have watched Katie Boyle became a national treasure for presenting Eurovision a record four times in the 1960s and 70s, the Italy-born polyglot awing us with her perfect poise and language skills.
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