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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 1h

Frogs, raccoons and some
serious diplomacy & politics - it’s going to be quite a week … @bunkerpod.bsky.social

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 2h

OUT NOW!

Gaza, China spies and Portland’s Plague Of Frogs. @rostaylor.bsky.social and @gavinesler.bsky.social walk you through the events of the week to come 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

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Tom Duffin Photographer @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social · 1d

This Autumn might be the best one I've seen in Edinburgh if the fine weather keeps up

#Autumn #Fall #Edinburgh

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 1d

Worth thinking about …

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 1d

I agree is looks like a major shift - or to put it another way, at last a recognition of reality.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 2d

This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.

Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 3d

If you're in Leicester, Northampton or Bristol I'm coming to see you next weekend and it would be great to see you there. They're all lovely venues and there are plenty of tickets available. Come along, have a laugh and meet some like-minded people! www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t... 2/2

Matt Green Tickets, Tour and Concert Dates – www.livenation.co.uk

www.livenation.co.uk

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 3d

My new tour starts in ONE WEEK! Very excited to get back out on the road with this show. To be brutally honest, sales have been lower than I would have hoped after last year's tour, but I know times are tough and there are a lot of people on tour at the moment! 1/2

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social - and do follow Fintan - he has been ahead of the curve on this for a long time

GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 3d

@fotoole.bsky.social is worth a follow on this..and his "Heroic Failures: Brexit and the Politics of Pain" book worth a read. As is @gavinesler.bsky.social and his missive.

Links in ALT.

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/how-britain-ends-9781800241060/

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/heroic-failure-9781789540994/

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This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 4d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The Gaza Peace Plan – What you need to know.

@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#gaza #podcast #politics

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 4d

Well …

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 5d

The Draft and the Furious - why Putin’s war is not going to plan ….

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 5d

The draft and the furious – Is Russia running out of soldiers?

@gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @tashlindstaedt.bsky.social to find out how long can Russia sustain a war that’s quietly draining its people, its economy, and its future?

Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

#podcast #Russia

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The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 7d

🚨NEW🚨
Kemi Badenoch is talking about leaving the ECHR & having ICE style crackdowns here in Britain. Plus, we look at other domestic issues & check in on conflicts across the globe with @gavinesler.bsky.social & @jacobjarvis.bsky.social. Listen here 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

#ukpolitics #podcast

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 8d

Elizabeth Acheson @eacheson.bsky.social · 8d

Lovely thread/comments here about options for use bsky.app/profile/gavi...

Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 23d

Every year around this time I get some wonderful quinces from my friend Lizzie. And every year I think that peeling them is like peeling rocks … but I’ve just cooked a bundle and the taste is so lovely and so unusual - as always … thank you Lizzie. What a treat.

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 11d

It’s the world’s biggest powerplay- the big power realignment bringing together China, India and Russia. To what end? Is it a reaction to Trumpland? Have a listen to @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social and let us know what you think.

This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 11d

🚨OUT NOW🚨
What happens if China wins over Russia and India?
Trump’s foreign policy means United States is leaving a vacuum in world affairs – and China looks increasingly willing to fill it.
@gavinesler.bsky.social joins Elizabeth Wishnick and Tanvi Madan to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#podcast

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 11d

Good.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11d

For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.

Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12d

Sums up this most dismal moment.

JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 13d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 15d

@vivianji.bsky.social & Astrid Jaekel - Our Book Town
@xenaknox.bsky.social - Buzz Club
A Conversation with Charles Dickens
@gavinesler.bsky.social - Eight Books to Understand the World
Robert Twigger's End of The World Survival Guide

#WigtownBookFestival
tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales

Home

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 15d

Thank Aileen - what a great audience and the best of book festivals - #WigtownBookFestival

Aileen Walker @aileenwalker.bsky.social · 15d

Most enjoyable day at our first #WigtownBookFestival :
@gavinesler.bsky.social and Chris Turpin;
#OneManPoe at Swallow Theatre;
@clarefurniss.bsky.social;
and the fab @lenniesaurus.bsky.social

tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 15d

Val is coming to London! Bestselling crime writer @valmcdermid.bsky.social will be joined by @NicolaSturgeon.bsky.social to discuss Silent Bones, the gripping new thriller in her much-loved Karen Pirie series (as seen on ITV).

📅Thursday 27th November 2025
🎟️ standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 16d

This is fantastic news for all Britain's young people, and a great result for campaigners such as @bestforbritain.org 🙌

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 16d

NEW TONIGHT: Not content with bringing you new polling, I am also delighted that the CX is pushing forward Government plans for a UK EU Youth Mobility Scheme.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16d

🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget.

https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 16d

NEW TONIGHT: Not content with bringing you new polling, I am also delighted that the CX is pushing forward Government plans for a UK EU Youth Mobility Scheme.

🇪🇺🇬🇧✈️

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16d

🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget.

https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 16d

Am I alone in thinking that prophesying a WhingeUK victory in a General Election around 3 years away is actually not very interesting?

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The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 16d

🚨ICYMI🚨
Nigel Farage is on the rise, Keir Starmer is stumbling and the Conservatives are fading into irrelevance. Should we be worried?
@gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @bwalker.uk to discuss 👉 play.megaphone.fm/inx2cr4utxi8...

#farage #ukpolitics #podcast #reform #starmer

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 17d

What do the polls tell us about Labour, Reform and the polls? Have a listen @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social

Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 18d

Today on The Bunker: Nigel Farage is on the rise, Keir Starmer is stumbling and the Conservatives are fading into irrelevance. Should we be worried? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @bwalker.uk to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

#ukpolitics #farage #starmer

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 18d

Will give it a go - thank you

Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 18d

Freezing solves the problem and also improves the flavour.

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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 18d

I did one lot with a small sharp knife. It think next lot will be bashed with whatever I can find!

Gail @gailelizabeth.bsky.social · 18d

The question is, Prick with a pin, freeze or just bash with a rolling pin. 😂

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