Eurovision Racism

Terry Wogan has claimed that British Eurovision contestant Andy Abraham came joint last because of racism in Eastern Europe. Wogan said that east of the Danube "they won't be voting for a black singer any day soon".

I'm not sure I accept this. Certainly the political voting made it nigh-on impossible for the UK to win or come anywhere near the top. But its poor showing was, to me, simply down to the fact that it was a bad, forgettable song. It was the best one we've put in for years, though, which is saying something. And granted, it didn't deserve to come below this piece of rubbish from Spain.

Abraham, meanwhile, does not believe the result was down to racism.