Apparently, Eurovision is a political minefield, not a song contest. Contestants are struggling to keep politics out, with suggestions ranging from abandoning nationality to drunken fistfights over Norwegian 'nul points'.

THE Eurovision Song Contest is a safe space away from any political leanings, which is why Ukraine beat Sam Ryder in 2022. How will you keep it that way? <p><strong>THE Eurovision Song Contest is a safe space away from any political leanings, which is why Ukraine beat Sam Ryder in 2022. How will you keep it that way? </strong></p> <p><strong>Carrie Ryan, eyebrow threader:</strong> “By abandoning nationalism, letting all flags and ethnicities fade into the background and treating every act as the...