EU referendum: Former Eurovision Song Contest winner Bucks Fizz says no to Europe, signing up to play at anti-EU music festival Bpop Live June 2, 2016 A former Eurovision Song Contest winner has said no to the EU. Bucks Fizz, a British pop band of the 1980s, has declared they want to leave the EU. They're going to be playing a Bpop Live, a music event in Birmingham in June. For those not aware, Bpop Live is sponsored by Leave.EU, which you may be [...]
Theresa May is treading softly on immigration when Brexit Britain needs boldness November 8, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she will allow the Indian government to nominate business executives to become members of the “Great Club”, a programme launched in 2013 for 100 of the world’s most senior business leaders to more easily get visas into Britain. The “Great Club” may have resonance in history, reaching back [...]
The Brexit concert is back on (sort of), as Leave.EU plans a referendum party June 22, 2016 "The show must go on", is the Leave.EU mantra. Does your idea of a great night out involve watching the news with an Elvis impersonator in a Brexit-themed all-nighter? The Capitalist has been cordially invited to Leave.EU's referendum party on 23 June. Campaigners from the UKIP-backed group promise an all-night celebration of euroscepticism on a rooftop bar in [...]
When you’re Making your Mind Up about your referendum vote, remember that Eurovision is nothing to do with the EU May 13, 2016 It’s that time of year again when parties are held, often with the campest of costumes, much drink is consumed, and we laugh, cheer and argue in equal measure. But wait! It’s only May. It’s not Halloween, Hogmanay, or even a bank holiday weekend. What is this new tradition in our annual calendar of escapist [...]
Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Where to watch it in London May 23, 2015 Tonight is the 60th Eurovision Song Contest, and once again we're in for an evening of cheesy music and crazy outfits as the 27 finalists battle it out for the prize. If you don't have a TV at home, or if you just feel like getting out and being part of the Eurovision atmosphere, [...]
Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Secretly, these countries are probably hoping they lose May 23, 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest is getting more and more expensive, despite Europe's decline into austerity. The annual tradition blossomed in the 60's, at a time when things looked brighter for Europe and there was a stronger sense of solidarity. But now the event is more lavish and over-the-top than ever, and each year the winning [...]
Australia is a favourite to win the Eurovision Song Contest – but why is it even taking part? May 23, 2015 This year's Eurovision Song Contest will feature an addition to the normal line up – for the first time ever, Australia is taking part. Not only that, but it's singer Guy Sebastian is the bookies' fourth favourite to win the whole event with his song “Tonight Again”. It's not the only time a [...]
Who would have won the Eurovision Song Contest if the result was based only on the telephone vote? May 24, 2015 Who would have won the Eurovision Song Contest if we only counted the popular vote? The voting process, in most cases, is split in two. A jury of four panel members from each country votes to rank the songs, and the viewers at home do the same. The votes are then aggregated to give an [...]
Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Three charts showing what would happen if winning gave you lots of power May 20, 2015 At 8pm on Saturday night, music fans from across the continent will turn on their TVs and tune into the annual Eurovision Song Contest. As usual, the event promises to fill our screens with crazy costumes, emotional love ballads and over-enthusiastic presenters covered in glitter. But it's not just a contest for raw musical [...]
Beat the post-Eurovision blues with a trip to Stockholm, where these waxen ABBA nightmares stand in perpetual, staring horror May 20, 2016 Landing in Stockholm, bleary-eyed and frizzy-haired, I wondered if this was all going to be a bit too cool for me. People have got their act together in Sweden. They eat well, they look immaculate and everything they do is world-beating – from their achingly cool subtitled dramas, to their forward-thinking paternity leave policy and [...]