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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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Migrants aboard a rubber boat after being intercepted by French authorities, off the port of Calais, France. AP
The humanity in rescuing migrants who make long sea journeys

Nigel Farage’s attack on the UK's Royal National Lifeboat Institution has backfired

CommentAugust 02, 2021
Gavin Esler
An alert on the NHS Covid-19 app in London. Bloomberg
In the UK, the 'pingdemic' is only a part of the problem

The government has to balance public health with keeping food supplies and transport services moving

CommentJuly 26, 2021
Gavin Esler
Fresh food cooked from scratch goes a long way. Poor eating habits contribute to an extra 64,000 deaths a year in the UK. Silvia Razgova / The National
Being on 'Masterchef' taught me about Britain's food paradox

The health of much of the nation is being destroyed by poor eating habits

CommentJuly 20, 2021
Gavin Esler
England and Euro 2020: it was not all about football

Supporters blaming black players for their defeat by Italy isn’t about the game – it’s simply racism

CommentJuly 12, 2021
Gavin Esler
Helisophere - The Dream Engine at Timber 2021.
In a forest in the UK, music, survival and signs of normality

Despite the Delta variant and harsh boundaries, things are returning to how they once were

CommentJuly 06, 2021
Gavin Esler
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, purportedly described Health Secretary Matt Hancock, right, as 'totally hopeless' in WhatsApp messages released by former chief adviser Dominic Cummings. AFP
Hancock, Johnson and the trust deficit inside the UK government

There is a profound loss of faith in key figures – and a loss of faith between these key figures, too

CommentJune 28, 2021
Gavin Esler
Boris Johnson's Conservative party won by a landslide in the 2019 parliamentary election, but it secured less than 50 per cent of the vote. Reuters
UK election upset isn't just a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson

By-election result essentially represents a rejection of the outdated 'First Past The Post' system

CommentJune 21, 2021
Gavin Esler
An Extinction Rebellion environmental activist wearing a Boris Johnson mask stages a demonstration during the G7 summit on June 13, in St Ives, England. Getty
Old problems haunted Boris Johnson at the G7

Brexit and the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are not going away

CommentJune 14, 2021
Gavin Esler
A view of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston, which was toppled during a protest on June 7, 2020 on display at the M Shed. AP Photo
Heritage and history are not the same thing

When statues are torn down, politicians claim history is under attack - but they are confused

CommentJune 07, 2021
Gavin Esler
A man kneels across the street from where police gather outside the Emanuel AME church following a 2015 shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. The new Texas law could mean a rise in mass shootings that Americans routinely condemn and yet take for granted. AP Photo
Texas gun law proves US has accepted normalisation of fear

Law allowing people to carry handguns without permit will prove they have accepted the normalisation of fear

CommentMay 31, 2021
Gavin Esler
Martin Bashir interviews Princess Diana in Kensington Palace for the BBC's 'Panorama' programme. Getty Images
Diana interview: The world needs the BBC to reform

New inquiry into Princess Diana's interview could not have come at a worse time for public broadcasting

CommentMay 24, 2021
Gavin Esler
Two Indian men who were detained by immigration officials in Glasgow were released after protesters stopped the van from leaving. AP
What the Glasgow protests say about Scotland's independence call

There is clearly a difference in 'values' on migration between London and Edinburgh

CommentMay 16, 2021
Gavin Esler
An inflatable figure depicting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Hartlepool on Friday. The Conservatives may have won the Hartlepool election among others, but that does not mean the ruling party retains a pan-UK appeal. Reuters
Boris Johnson's victory was far from decisive. Here are the facts

Not only did the Conservatives not win in Scotland and Wales, they flopped in England's major cities

CommentMay 09, 2021
Gavin Esler
A pedestrian wearing a face shield passes a Marks & Spencer store in Chelsea, London, UK, April 20. Bloomberg
Spring, shopping and tennis: the UK's cheering up

After getting a handle on Covid-19, Britain may be emerging from war

CommentMay 03, 2021
Gavin Esler
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and his then special advisor Dominic Cummings leave from the rear of Downing Street in central London, before heading to the Houses of Parliament, September 03, 2019. AFP
Could Boris Johnson's character be his undoing?

It is not the big things which trip a leader but the small ones

CommentApril 26, 2021
Gavin Esler
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