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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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Keir Starmer. Getty Images
Why Labour needs a good showing in Scotland

Many voters seem to have come back to the party after flirting with the Scottish nationalists. Keir Starmer now has to translate this into UK-wide support

CommentOctober 11, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference, on October 01, in Manchester, England. Getty Images
Sunak's sudden interest in cars smacks of desperation

The British Prime Minister may be correct, however, in that his party could get votes from some disgruntled motorists

CommentOctober 04, 2023
People walk along London's South Bank with The Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in the background. EPA
UK Parliament is in danger, but are MPs paying attention?

The Palace of Westminster needs protecting from extreme weather

CommentSeptember 27, 2023
Members of The Marquis of Winchester Regiment muster at their campground before marching to re-enact an 1645 English Civil War battle, at Old Basing House near Basingstoke, south-east England. AFP
Rewriting history is best left to historians

When confected rows invent a silly supposed problem, they obscure matters which are much more important

CommentSeptember 20, 2023
US President Joe Biden isn't the only American politician whose age is a cause for concern. AFP
America's got talent. So why can't it elect younger politicians?

There is a confluence of factors, but the country's polity is ripe for a generational change

CommentSeptember 13, 2023
Passengers wait at London Stansted Airport on September 29 after hundreds of UK flights were delayed by a technical issue. AFP
We're seeing a collision between two Britains

So much of the country just isn't working, but so much else is – and that gives me hope

CommentSeptember 06, 2023
London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) was extended on August 29 to cover all boroughs. Reuters
Sadiq Khan's way to clean London air is unpopular, as was public smoking ban

Short-term unpopularity, mayor says, is a price worth paying for long-term better health

CommentAugust 29, 2023
12/04/2023. Belfast, United Kingdom. The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a bilateral meeting with the US President Joe Biden during his visit to Northern Ireland. Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street
Britain's dangerous amnesia about Northern Ireland

Political neglect can have deadly consequences but Rishi Sunak doesn’t seem to have the region on his to-do list

CommentAugust 21, 2023
A migrant writes on a banner in tribute to migrants who died crossing the channel, in Calais, northern France, on August 13. AFP
Sunak has more than a 'comms issue' with the asylum seekers

Blaming migrants and refugees for getting on boats to reach the island is not a good look for politicians

CommentAugust 16, 2023
Trump supporters at a rally in Washington on January 6, 2021. AP Photo
Trump's court appearances ought to be televised

Next year will reveal one of two extraordinarily divergent outcomes for the former president

CommentAugust 08, 2023
Two lemurs eat iced fruit to cool off at the Rome Zoo as temperatures touch 40°C during a heat wave in July. AFP
Why words matter when we talk about climate change

Silly talk of 'climate alarmism' doesn’t help, nor does defeatism

CommentAugust 02, 2023
The Tory war against 'low-value' university degrees is a sham

An attempt to cap the number of students studying for courses that may not lead to a professional job is a deflection from the real issues

CommentJuly 26, 2023
SAG-AFTRA President actress Fran Drescher arrives at Netflix picket line in Los Angeles, California, on Friday. AFP
Hollywood strikers are telling producers: I've suffered for my art, now it's your turn

The industrial dispute must remind us that artists love what they do, but they are professionals who do not want to work for free

CommentJuly 17, 2023
Most English adults are fat. A quarter are obese and 38 per cent are overweight but not obese. AFP
Weighing up the cost of Britain's obesity problem

Fat-busting drugs are not the solution, but there are plenty of other ways for Britons to get healthy

CommentJuly 12, 2023
NHS staff participate in the "Clap For Our Carers" campaign, on April 9, 2020 in Liverpool, UK. Getty Images
NHSOn the 75th birthday of the NHS, it's time to fix British health care

Britain needs and loves the National Health Service, but its future depends on more than goodwill or even money

CommentJuly 04, 2023
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