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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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CommentThe UK violence serves only a few far-right figures
CommentAugust 05, 2024
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The key to reviving the UK is fixing its universities
CommentJuly 31, 2024
Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention was simply weird. AFP
Biden just made it tougher for Trump to win
CommentJuly 22, 2024
Former US president Donald Trump is helped off the stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. AP
OpinionTrump shooting is shocking, but gun problem made it unsurprising

In the run up to the November election, the maelstrom of American politics is becoming ever more divisive and turbulent

CommentJuly 14, 2024
A man enters a polling booth to vote in the second round of France's legislative elections on Sunday. There is a sense of change and turmoil in three of the great capitals of western democracy. AFP
A tale of three democracies: what next for the UK, US and France?

Rishi Sunak in London proved a ditherer. Emmanuel Macron is disliked but decisive. Joe Biden is decent but possibly debilitated

CommentJuly 10, 2024
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Weekend EssayWith an in-tray this full, Keir Starmer’s honeymoon will be brief

The British people have shown their impatience with failure and a suspicion of the promises of all governments

CommentJuly 05, 2024
Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, is likely to be the next British prime minister. Bloomberg
What does it say when people in the UK find politics dull – in election week?

In 2024, the UK is more divided, more unsettled, less healthy and grumpier about politics than in 2010

CommentJuly 02, 2024
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at an election campaign event on June 24 in Newton Abbot, England. Getty Images
What chance do Farage and his Reform UK party stand in the general election?

Loved by some and loathed by many, Farage doesn’t seem to have a clue about policy or competence

CommentJune 26, 2024
Neither Rishi Sunak's Conservatives nor Keir Starmer's Labour want to talk about Brexit on the campaign trail. AFP
UK election: Tories, Labour and the politics of distraction

Politicians across the spectrum are engaging in magical thinking on how to revive the economy

CommentJune 18, 2024
A Brexit-inspired mural by British street artist Banksy depicting the European flag in Dover, England. EPA
EU parliamentary election is a vote for change and disruption

Poll set the tone of political debate within every European member state

CommentJune 11, 2024
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It's not time to fold up our local newspapers

Good information, facts and the truth remain vital to understanding how the world works

CommentJune 05, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak campaigns in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Britain, on May 27. EPA
You need to be 18 to vote for Sunak or Starmer. That could change if Labour wins

Beyond lowering the voting age, there might be wider constitutional reforms in the British pipeline

CommentMay 29, 2024
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the date for the general election at Downing Street in London on Wednesday. Getty Images
Rishi Sunak's election call may spell the end of the Tory reign of error

The UK Prime Minister's suit was soaked in the rain as he announced the date, but it is his legacy that is dampened

CommentMay 23, 2024
Activists from Avaaz wearing masks of far-right politicians and urging Europeans to unite to defeat the extreme right in upcoming EU elections, in Madrid on Sunday. AP
Do European voters really care about right, left or centre?

At the end of the day, people focus less on political labels than they do about governance

CommentMay 22, 2024
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