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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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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves an art exhibition on The Mall in London, Britain, November 5. Reuters
A trust deficit in the British government

The blowback from the Owen Paterson scandal has been intense

CommentNovember 08, 2021
Gavin Esler
The British trawler kept by French authorities docks at the port in Le Havre, western France. AP Photo
Is British politics getting seasick?

The sea is a part of British heritage. But post-Brexit, it is being sullied by politicians

CommentNovember 01, 2021
Gavin Esler
The Squid Game being played at the Korean Cultural Centre at TwoFour54 in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/The National.
A 'Squid Game' class for climate free-riders

The message in a South Korean TV series? Co-operation is the only way forward

CommentOctober 25, 2021
Gavin Esler
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel carry floral tributes to the scene of the fatal stabbing of Conservative lawmaker David Amess in south-east England on Saturday. AFP
Can killing of Amess help to bring some civility back to British politics?

Violent attacks on politicians linked to Northern Ireland ended a generation ago when leaders signed the Good Friday Agreement

CommentOctober 17, 2021
Gavin Esler
Students on campus at Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, established in 1817. Corbis via Getty
Too 'woke'? Universities in Europe are being unfairly attacked

Some politicians are troubled by colleges embracing unwelcome 'ideologies'

CommentOctober 12, 2021
Gavin Esler
Motorists queue for a petrol station to open at a Tesco in Ashford, Kent on October 3
UK's shortages of fuel, drivers, turkey farmers – what Brexit's got to do with it

Yes, there is a shortage of drivers across Europe, but post-Brexit Britain is particularly badly hit

CommentOctober 05, 2021
Gavin Esler
German chancellor Angela Merkel is set to retire from her time at the helm of German politics. Markus Schreiber/AP Photo
Will Europe miss Merkel?

Many politicians are 'show ponies', but Germany's long-time leader is a true work horse

CommentSeptember 26, 2021
Gavin Esler
A double decker bus on Westminster Bridge, against the backdrop of the London Eye. AP
What is Global Britain, anyway?

Boris Johnson is keen to find a role for Brexit Britain

CommentSeptember 20, 2021
Gavin Esler
Emma Raducanu of Great Britain, left, and Leylah Fernandez of Canada during the trophy presentation after their match in the women's singles at the US Open, September 12. USA TODAY Sports
Emma Raducanu and why we need diversity

Progress is about more than ticking demographic boxes

CommentSeptember 14, 2021
Gavin Esler
Visitors walk at sunset among the flags of the commemorative installation 'Waves of Flags' on the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, at the Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, USA, 10 September 2021. The display 'Waves of Flags' comprises 2977 American and foreign flags, honoring the lives lost in the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D. C. Pepperdine stages the display every year in September with nearly 3,000 flags at Alumni Park along Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon. EPA / ETIENNE LAURENT
America's catharsis, 20 years on

Like Pearl Harbour, 9/11 changed the world

CommentSeptember 11, 2021
Gavin Esler
Pen Farthing, founder of British charity Nowzad, stands in front of a cage on the outskirts of Kabul in May 2012. Reuters
Do some Brits consider Afghan lives less valuable than dogs or cats?

The Kabul evacuation fiasco proves yet again that sections of the British population prefer animals to people

CommentSeptember 06, 2021
Gavin Esler
An American flag flies at half staff, following the death of US members of the military in Afghanistan, near the US Capitol in Washington, August 27. Bloomberg
America's enemies ought to avoid 'pulling the monkey's tail'

When vital US interests are at stake America keeps its most important commitments

CommentAugust 30, 2021
Gavin Esler
A US Marine comforts an infant while they wait for the mother during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21. EPA/US Marine Corps
Is Afghanistan the evidence that western politics is broken?

There is a big question about the politicisation of foreign and security policy on both sides of the Atlantic

CommentAugust 24, 2021
Gavin Esler
Police officers stop protesters from accessing Studioworks during the demonstration. Protesters gathered outside Studioworks to show their dismay against the BBC media bias. Getty Images
Why do people believe strange things - even if they are harmful?

Humans have always invested in delusions despite the obvious dangers to life and limb

CommentAugust 16, 2021
Gavin Esler
Extinction Rebellion activists in Cambridge, UK block a major road in Cambridge in five minute intervals to highlight the extreme weather events from this year. Getty
The world needs proper leadership to tackle 'global weirding'

Climate change is not a joke

CommentAugust 10, 2021
Gavin Esler
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