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It’s that time again: tonight is the final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n

I missed both semi-finals and haven’t had time to listen to the contenders, so I’ll be watching tonight (at the local LibDems’ annual Eurovision party) with an open mind.<\/p>\n

One of my two predictions for the contest has already come true: Ireland’s abysmal entry by Dustin the Turkey was knocked out in its semi-final. My other prediction is to disagree with the BBC’s tiny and unrepresentative Eurovision panel that Sweden will win. Although Charlotte Perrelli has won before, her entry this year, Hero<\/em> is – based on the short clip I’ve heard – nowhere near as good as her 1999 winner Take Me to Your Heaven<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In lieu of my usual reviews, you can get a rundown of tonight’s songs from Liberal Revolution<\/a>, and a quick guide from Mike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ll probably live Twitter the show. You can find what will no doubt be pearls of wisdom (“What *is* she wearing?!” will be par for the course) at twitter.com\/willhowells<\/a> or by texting follow willhowells<\/strong> to 07624 801423.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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