Knife attack fallout, Andrew scandal and Trump’s wars — Start Your Week with Gavin Esler

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The horrific train stabbing attack at the weekend has shaken the nation. But are the media and politicians talking about it responsibly? Plus, the Andrew scandal rolls on and Trump continues to to commit violent acts across the world at will. Gavin Esler and Jacob Jarvis discuss all this and more. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis with Gavin Esler. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.7	I'm Jacob Jarvis, and joining me today is This is Not a Drill host, Gavin Ezler.
1:03.4	Hi, Gavin.
1:04.2	Hi, good morning.
1:05.5	Gavin, so let's start on domestic news, and we have to start really on the aftermath and discussion around
1:11.9	this horrific train attack that we saw over the weekend at Huntingdon Station with the train
1:18.9	was travelling from Peter Britta to London, I believe.
1:21.8	So the narrative around this, has it kind of gone as you would expect?
1:26.9	We constantly hear the refrain of we can't
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