The BBC has come out in support of the EBU decision to include Israel in next year's Eurovision - but then the BBC helps fund it out of the licence fee! Right, so here’s the thing about Eurovision this year, and the BBC I daresay might have really hoped nobody would join the dots on this – sorry, not sorry. Because while the Eurovision Broadcasting Union was busy insisting the contest is not political – as if you can put Israel on stage while Gaza is being levelled and expect nobody to notice – the BBC have stepped forward to say it agreed with that decision, and that’s where the trouble starts. Not because of the music, not because of the protests, not even because the BBC’s reputation is on its knees these days, but because the BBC pays into Eurovision using the licence fee, meaning households across Britain are now indirectly funding a contest ...