Gavin Esler @gavinesler
Author. Writer. Broadcaster. CONTACT: [email protected] New book #BritainIsBetterThanThis @HoZ_Books @gavinesler.bsky.social gavinesler.com London Joined August 2010-
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Brexit Bonus (to be continued until brain dead Brexit is finally buried. )
Brexit Bonus (to be continued until brain dead Brexit is finally buried. )
A snap election in the UK? Such a rumour would suit Sunak #Opinion | Gavin Esler @gavinesler thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
Translation: we don’t want the Liz Truss disaster to happen again.
Translation: we don’t want the Liz Truss disaster to happen again.
Headphones.
Me too.
Your own Twitter bio begins with the fact you are “father of three.” Politics is important. But you seem to understand there are other priorities. Always.
Your own Twitter bio begins with the fact you are “father of three.” Politics is important. But you seem to understand there are other priorities. Always.
There are more important things in life than politics. @HumzaYousaf
There are more important things in life than politics. @HumzaYousaf
You’ll love York - A beautiful city, a great university and York Minster is glorious (So is Yorkshire btw)
You’ll love York - A beautiful city, a great university and York Minster is glorious (So is Yorkshire btw)
This thread is well worth a read. It should be a compulsory read for government ministers. Thank you @IsabelHardman
This thread is well worth a read. It should be a compulsory read for government ministers. Thank you @IsabelHardman
Very interesting from @FrankLuntz
An excellent endorsement of the National Trust -
An excellent endorsement of the National Trust -
This is a lovely story from a great journalist. (And her neighbour deserves a round of applause too)
This is a lovely story from a great journalist. (And her neighbour deserves a round of applause too)
Gosh I hadn’t realised Restore Trust (RT2021 Ltd) has been running a paid-for ad campaign about its National Trust sconescare. I wonder how much it cost. I wonder how much the company’s Respect Britain’s Heritage website and all its other ads cost.
How can a modern advanced country full of intelligent competent people end up with this ridiculous “solution” to the Brexit trade disaster? It’s a national embarrassment foisted on us by the flag-obsessed Brexit pretend-patriots.
How can a modern advanced country full of intelligent competent people end up with this ridiculous “solution” to the Brexit trade disaster? It’s a national embarrassment foisted on us by the flag-obsessed Brexit pretend-patriots.
The damage Lord Frost has done to the economy of the United Kingdom, our reputation for competence and the Union of the United Kingdom ensures him a place in history books. The more nonsense he writes, the more he resembles the male version of the historic Liz Truss disaster.
The damage Lord Frost has done to the economy of the United Kingdom, our reputation for competence and the Union of the United Kingdom ensures him a place in history books. The more nonsense he writes, the more he resembles the male version of the historic Liz Truss disaster.
There’s the Herman Melville short story about the bloke who is always in the office … because he lives there …literally hidden in plain sight
There’s the Herman Melville short story about the bloke who is always in the office … because he lives there …literally hidden in plain sight
What! Hidden in plain sight … how clever…
And here he is again, the ever-determined and infatigable @arusbridger on his pursuit for more transparency in the British media world.
And here he is again, the ever-determined and infatigable @arusbridger on his pursuit for more transparency in the British media world.
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A snap election in the UK? Such a rumour would suit Sunak #Opinion | Gavin Esler @gavinesler thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…
10 years ago today we packed all the light sabres and robes and went to Florida to fight in the Jedi Training Academy. Elder boy had just seen Star Wars when cancer first hit him. Those stories served us all well through 4 years of treatment. Funny what a good story can do.
Just visited a members club in Soho. I was booked to read tonight. I gave my name and that of the organiser I was meeting. The guy at reception called her " hey mxxxy the DJ is here". I corrected him. He felt compelled to say "it's because you were wearing headphones"
... discourse, it's virtually non-existent. Shame on me, every time I don't even try.
Today of all days, remembering and being grateful for all the blessings I have in life. ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ
In which I get quite grumpy explaining how govt announced increase in defence spending of £75bn at cost of £4.4bn. Misleading, inconsistent & opaque way of describing an important policy. Labour are no better - promise to reach 2.5% of GDP "when conditions allow" is meaningless
📰 Empty defence spending promises are a shot in the dark @PJTheEconomist in @thetimes today. Read here: thetimes.co.uk/article/empty-…
@HeleneBismarck @gavinesler If you like England without having visited York you'll love it after visiting. One of the nicest cities in the country
@HeleneBismarck @gavinesler Lovely city. The cathedral is stunning.
@HeleneBismarck @gavinesler York is a great city! Add at least an extra day, there is so much history to see, from pre-roman/roman to vikings to William Wallace ( 😉 )
@HeleneBismarck @gavinesler Betty’s tea room. A walk around the walls (stopping to look at the little museums in the towers); 3 museums: York Castle, the Yorkshire Museum, the National Railway Museum (inc. Hogwarts Express; York Minster. Enjoy. @thehistoryguy has something about the shortest street in’t UK.
@HeleneBismarck @gavinesler It's glorious. Would suggest: visit the Minister (for Matins or Evensong if you can), walk the walls, go to Bettys.
@HeleneBismarck @gavinesler In which case, please, be sure to pay Bettys Café and Tea Rooms a visit. Rather aptly, Bettys is located at St. Helen’s Square.😁 bettys.co.uk/cafe-tea-rooms…
@gavinesler @campbellclaret Brexit. Just a game. No different than Eton debating society. Mostly all gone now, like Johnson. Just a silly game to them.
@gavinesler @FurryDuffer Thank god @BorisJohnson was a details man, and that his Brexit wingman @michaelgove still champions the blindingly obvious merits of Brexit. Or maybe, just maybe, Mark Carney is right. independent.co.uk/tv/news/mark-c…
@gavinesler @mikegalsworthy It’s not like they haven’t had time to think about it either
@gavinesler @campbellclaret For a similar reason to how can a government minister not know that Rwanda & Congo are two separate countries. Strategy becomes simplistic, detail isn't done, the policy ends up looking like Swiss cheese, and delivery takes the form of making it up, piecemeal, as you go along.