Eurovision 2016: If the UK votes to leave the EU can we still be in Eurovision?

The most central facet of the modern political discourse - can we dress in silly costumes and sing about good vibes?

Whether or not to leave the EU - one of the most contentious questions of current politics, and one faced with a multitude of different arguments.

The most important of these, obviously, is how the EU referendum will affect the UK's continued participation in Eurovision; because what is even the point in being a country if you can't annually force some of your citizens to go prance around on a stage in lycra, while fireworks shoot off in a drizzle of health and safety violations?

In fact, the query was clearly pressing enough to make BBC News' own rundown of the essential facts surrounding the upcoming referendum, leading to a search for an official declaration on the matter.

That came in the form of Alasdair Rendall, president of the UK Eurovision fan club, who stated; "No, we would not be barred. All participating countries must be a member of the European Broadcasting Union. The EBU - which is totally independent of the EU - includes countries both inside and outside of the EU, and also includes countries such as Israel that are outside of Europe. Indeed, the UK started participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957, 16 years before joining the then EEC."

Great news for people concerned about the potential shame of basing their political beliefs over whether or not the UK would continue to be allowed to yearly lose the Eurovision Song Contest.