May 2023 Update- why Eurovision reminds me of ICP
I can’t claim to be a fan of the Eurovision song contest. Yet two things about it caught my attention this year. One was the fact that it was held in my home city of Liverpool and the other was the impact of countries around the world spending time with each other. I fear that Eurovision is never going to win awards for great artistic merit and if I am honest there wasn’t a single song during the evening that fitted in with my musical tastes (other than the rendition during the interval of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’). However, the event had an impact that went well beyond the music that was heard because it highlighted the power of different parts of the world sharing their culture and experiences with one another. I can promise those coming to our Council Plus and Emerging Leaders Forum in Rovaniemi, Finland in September an experience that is very different from Eurovision. However, in just the same way, our time in Rovaniemi offers the chance to share and learn from one anot...