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Seeing indoor crowds on our own continent is borderline making me tear up lmao

But I'm getting ahead of myself and have no idea if France will win. Apart from them I've only heard Britain (so boring AGAIN) and Moldova so I'm looking forward to going into this fresh!

I have no idea how these decisions are made but we're hosting the Olympics in Paris in 3 years (for which there is a load of transport infrastructure being built that I personally find really exciting but that's by-the-by) and it would make sense to hold a smaller - but still big - event as a warm-up for it. Maybe? idk

Congrats! I got my card this week too and I'm delighted!

12 20 niceland kokoko! 'zala mayele' 10 Q 8 12 kathaldazia anetha 'free britney' 7 Q 6 Q 5 19 aquafina pawsa 'the groovy cat' 4 Q 3 Q 2 25 utopia perfume genius 'describe (a. g. cook remix)' 1 Q And I didn't expect my own entry to do so badly either eeeek. I dnq a lot but normally they are near misses. Lots of 1-3 pity points were given but with the noble exception of Iz, not much more!

I took melatonine halfway thru the semi so I was very sleepy by the end but guys you have done it again with another excellent semi for a second month in a row.

LOVE HIM

Eh, I think if anything the current realignment is the the north and south of England coming together - the red wall was originally used for constituencies in the north of England that should be in play for the Tories if you look purely at their demographics, when of course cultural identity and historical factors made them solidly Labour. Now Scunthorpe votes more like Harlow, Bassetlaw more like North Devon and Barrow more like Dover. I'm fairly certain that the demographics of these constituencies are broadly similar but their voting history until recently has been very different.

I can't remember how I felt about the adventure that was the first Sewerslvt song but this one is unquestionably great

Jessy Lanza - Lick In Heaven Little Jinder's Unreleased Romance - Travel Back In Time Páula, Povoa et Jerge - Primavera Burial - Chemz India Jordan - For You

XBkWNlVBvls Shopping mall-core

How has the title of this thread had a unique pertinence for the Labour Party for as long as this thread has been running and has been the only thing that has been consistent throughout the rollercoaster of the last 10 years of British politics.

Having a solid hold on the part of the Britain with the by far the lowest rate of home ownership and highest poverty rates - London - is a good start then. I think part of Labour's problem is that some within the party seem to despise the voters they've won over in the last few elections and fetishise the electorate of decades ago.

Will probably be the biggest swing to the SNP this election. Quite a spectacular result, especially after the by-election there in 2019 was relatively disappointing after the SNP leadership spent the whole summer campaigning for it.

They need, like, 45 seats to win. I think somewhere along the way, expectations management have been wildly distorted where getting 55-65 seats - an extremely solid first place with a pro-independence majority - will be seen as a disappointment and not a mandate for a referendum. This is partly because unionist parties aren't even pretending to be capable of winning and are simply jostling for second place, with messaging revolving around 'denying an SNP majority'.

Fleabag's final series was good, and I know that might not seem too notable as there are only two series, but it's because it was stopped after such a short time that its ending was fitting. Catastrophe's ending was amazing and very much at the right time. The Thick of It's final series is perhaps its best.

The former but sometimes the latter too x

While it's lovely to have Hendinia, Altyr and Bellamia vote for you, I believe I will return to my usual habits and send K-House this month.

Ooh thankyou for this!! I had suspected you'd be the one to come back with an interesting read. I completely forgot that there's a second medal position of mine (St Lucia) that has been resent to give the sender another top 3. Since I have only had 4 in total, might I advise for you all to recycle Lo-Fi-Fnk and Christopher Tin/Soweto Gospel Choir as according to this track record u are likely to do well x

If you live in Scotland, then you can vote (except in Westminster and UK-wide referenda which are rather restrictive). Holyrood famously has one of the widest franchises in the world, with all kinds of migrants eligible to vote, I think that's something to be immensely proud of. Did they explain why they're weren't able to vote? The question of voting eligibility isn't simple. In an ideal world, I think you should be able to vote where you live, but since I can't vote in France yet, I'm going to continue voting in Britain. While Scots law has always been separate, it's further complicated by devolution being new - the need to distinguish between English and Scottish people honestly wasn't too important a few generations ago - and by a legal definition of Scottish not really being established. The French assembly has constituencies specifically for people who live abroad - and I even remember Macron and other candidates going to London to campaign to migrants living there - which slightly resolves the complications of someone voting over local issues in the town where they grew up when they live in Moscow or something.

omg close And indeed it was a great winner that deserved more than the 4 points I gave (but thankfully didn't require more) because the overall quality was extremely high. The whole top 3 is my favourite in a long while! I imagine that vetos prevent this occurring regularly, but how often do artists score multiple medal positions as Postiljonen have now done?

SKALL for best pop entry Nah I'm coming 36th. But looking at the odds, chances are I'll like the winner.

PAINFULLY competitive. Why couldn't more of you send your good tracks last month when getting like 8 points from me was easy.

1. LII Air France - It Feels Good To Be Around You - 235 (+2) 2.LV Gang Gang Dance; Tinchy Stryder - Princes - 164 (+17) 3. LIV Postiljonen - Supreme - 148 (+18) 4. LXVI Air France With Roos - GBG Belongs To Us - 124 (+18) 5. LXI Todd Terje — Inspector Norse - 116 (+3) 6. LVIII Clams Casino — I'm God - 113 (+3) 7. CI Bandolero - Paris Latino - 94 8. XXIX Girls - Lust For Life - 92 (+3) 9. LXXXIII Teengirl Fantasy — Azz Klapz - 90 (+10) 10. XX High Places - Jump In - 83 (+5) 11. CVII Oliver N'Goma - Adia - 80 12. LXXI The Radio Dept. — Heaven's On Fire - 73 (+13) 13. LXIV Pandr Eyez Little Bit - 71 14. LXXVI The Very Best - Yoshua Alikuti 70 15. XXIII Former Ghosts - Dreams 66 Just one new entry into the top 10 in the last five years oops

Oh no Summer Rain is the first good track in this thread.