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Gavin Esler

Gavin Esler

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Gavin Esler is a writer, award-winning broadcaster and podcaster. He was the BBC’s chief correspondent in North America for eight years and a long-time anchor of Newsnight, Dateline London and other BBC programmes. He is the author of five novels and four works of non-fiction, including most recently ‘How Britain Ends'. His awards include a Sony Gold and a Royal Television Society award. His new book ‘Britain Is Better Than This’ will be published in September 2023.
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The Signal encrypted messaging app was used by Trump officials to discuss planning for a bombing campaign in Yemen. Getty
CommentSignalgate shows that Team Trump doesn't do contrition

The administration's refusal to accept responsibility for a major lapse bodes ill for the future

CommentApril 01, 2025
Gavin Esler
The Bank of England building in London, on February 3. Reuters
CommentBritain's attempt to straddle two continents has left it in a dilemma

The country used to be a bridge between the US and Europe. It's much less clear now which way its facing

CommentMarch 26, 2025
Gavin Esler
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at 10 Downing Street on Monday. Getty
CommentMark Carney needs to go from ‘boring’ central banker to ‘bold’ prime minister

Visits to France and the UK, as he takes on Donald Trump, suggest Canada’s new leader is ready to make that leap

CommentMarch 19, 2025
Gavin Esler
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stands with him aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, on March 9. Reuters
CommentThe cost of Trump's policy U-turns

Whether decisions made today in America will be reversed tomorrow is a growing concern

CommentMarch 11, 2025
Gavin Esler
US President Donald Trump, right, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. AP Photo
CommentWhat did an average American make of the Trump-Zelenskyy spat?

In last week’s White House drama, it’s clear which leader was playing to which audience

CommentMarch 04, 2025
Gavin Esler
The war in Ukraine has created a fissure between European Nato countries and their ally America. AFP
With Nato shaken, a new Europe must be stirred

The source of the sudden slump in transatlantic ties is complacency over the lessons of history, but it isn’t too late to learn from them

CommentFebruary 24, 2025
Gavin Esler
US Vice President JD Vance at the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 14. EPA
CommentVance is wrong – Trump isn’t ‘a new sheriff in town’

Rather than bringing order to a disordered world, the US President is being a disruptor

CommentFebruary 18, 2025
Gavin Esler
A competitor takes part in the Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido in London, on January 25. Reuters
Even wet Britain is destined for a future of water disputes

In a land with plenty of rain, the shortage of water is a symptom of a much deeper crisis

CommentFebruary 11, 2025
Gavin Esler
The British parliament in London. Britain marked five years since Brexit on January 31. EPA
CommentWhy can’t Starmer be bolder on Brexit?

Any new deal between the UK and the EU will be worse than the one Boris Johnson torpedoed in 2020

CommentFebruary 05, 2025
Gavin Esler
Trump has threatened to apply his signature to a host of tariffs against American allies. AP
America’s economy is thriving, but it can only handle so much boldness

Trump’s weaponisation of the US economy is intended to show strength, but could be America’s Achilles heel

CommentJanuary 28, 2025
Gavin Esler
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands in Warsaw last week. It would help if Starmer recognised that the British people, and some British politicians, really do want a 're-set' with Europe. Reuters
The UK might be in the mood for a Brexit reset

With Trump back, the Conservatives are beginning to realise Brexit was a disaster

CommentJanuary 22, 2025
Gavin Esler
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs from his official residence at 10 Downing Street to appear at Prime Minister's Questions at Parliament in London, on January 8. EPA
In policy matters, as in traffic jams, a U-turn is often the best bet

The virtues of consistency are undeniable but diplomatic changes of direction are necessary at times

CommentJanuary 15, 2025
Gavin Esler
Elon probably Musk sees himself as 'disruptor in chief', disrupting American politics with his support for US president-elect Donald Trump. Reuters
CommentElon Musk's meddling in Europe may not work out so well

Whatever his motivations for riling up the continent's mainstream politicians, there is only so much energy he can expend doing so

CommentJanuary 07, 2025
Gavin Esler
The Apprentice features Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump. PA
Trump returns: Expect drama when The Apprentice becomes The President again

A new movie on the US president-elect's early business life offers insights into he might govern for the next four years

CommentDecember 31, 2024
Gavin Esler
President Joe Biden meets president-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, on November 13, in Washington. AP
What is Joe Biden's legacy?

Will the successes of America's 46th president outweigh his failures?

CommentDecember 25, 2024
Gavin Esler
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