Peter Kellner
16 January 2024
Sunak is in Farage’s pocket
As a poll shows Conservative voters prefer Nigel Farage to Rishi Sunak, the PM’s only hope looks like being a split within Reform UK
Read the full article03 January 2024
Decoding Britain’s pre-election polls
The countdown has begun to a UK general election. One of Britain’s leading political number-crunchers tells you how to read the data
Read the full article27 September 2023
Rishi Sunak, our ‘nothing’ prime minister
No one knows what Rishi Sunak stands for, and few voters trust him and his party to change
Read the full article21 June 2023
Anti-Brexit Britain has reached the point of return
How has the UK evolved over seven years to become a country that again favours being in the EU? And when can we hope to rejoin?
Read the full article24 November 2022
Hands up who still believes in Brexit?
Many of those who backed leaving the EU now admit that it has damaged Britain. Are we near a tipping point?
Read the full article12 October 2022
The numbers have spoken. Labour: nice and smart – the Tories? Mean and dim
Starmer has a huge lead, but what exactly are the polls telling us?
Read the full article15 September 2022
The Green King
Polls show the young don’t fully trust Charles. What better way to solve it than by restating his environmental agenda in deed, not word?
Read the full article01 September 2022
No, of course Boris Johnson didn’t get Brexit done
An exclusive poll shows that 60% of voters – including 46% of Leave voters – think Boris Johnson has failed on Brexit
Read the full article16 June 2022
Here’s what Labour should say on Brexit and immigration
To win the general election, Keir Starmer must win over two distinct sets of voters - and silence on the big issues is no longer an option
Read the full article28 April 2022
Partygate PM is braced for a little local difficulty
Talk of a Tory wipeout in May 5’s elections is merely a game of low expectations – but they could still prove fatal to Boris Johnson
Read the full article09 December 2021
Labour has a new hope – their mission is possible
Bolstered by Tory scandals and a new shadow cabinet, Keir Starmer should heed a newly published account of one of his party’s darkest hours, which turns the Red Wall narrative on its head.
Read the full article07 October 2021
Will the tide ever turn against Boris Johnson?
Despite the chaos of the fuel crisis and other pandemic- and Brexit-induced problems, Boris Johnson’s ‘competency ratings’ are still holding up, while Keir Starmer is not making huge inroads. Will the dial ever shift?
Read the full article25 June 2021
Why Lib Dems’ by-election win is unlikely to spark change
The Lib Dems' by-election victory was morale-boosting for opponents of the government, but the most significant action is needed elsewhere
Read the full article29 May 2021
Is there a way back for the West’s progressives or is social democracy done and dusted?
Read the full article15 October 2020
The polarisation of politics in America goes beyond Trump and Biden
Read the full article13 August 2020
Boris Johnson’s top ten lies in his first year as prime minister
Read the full article15 July 2020
Keir Starmer would become PM if election was held tomorrow, claims pollster
Read the full article03 July 2020
The polls show politics is entering a ‘new normal’ – this is how every party must adapt
Read the full article13 August 2019