Peter was previously a journalist and political commentator for more than 30 years, for the Sunday Times, Independent, New Statesman, Evening Standard, BBC Newsnight, BBC election programmes and Channel Four News. He has been an adviser on polls and public opinion to the Bank of England, Foreign Office, Corporation of London, National Westminster Bank plc and Trades Union Congress. He has an MA in Economics and Statistics from Cambridge University. He is a member of the British Polling Council's committee on disclosure. He wrote the Journalists' Guide to Opinion Polls for the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and seminars.
Past Speaking Events
22 March 2010
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Lunch Meeting
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London
Election 2010: Analysis and insight
Polls reveal that voters have deserted Labour but are not convinced by the Conservatives. Is public opinion primarily down to demography, geography and social class or will politics be the main influence? And what is the likelihood of a hung parliament?
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