- Peter Kellner
Peter Kellner is a
journalist , political commentator and President of theYouGov opinion poll ing organisation in theUnited Kingdom . He is known for his appearances on TV, especially at election times. He was educated at Minchenden Grammar School, London and the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and has an MA in Economics and Statistics from Cambridge University.Formerly the political analyst of the
BBC Newsnight current affairs programme, Kellner was engaged by YouGov's founders, Stephan Shakespeare and Nadhim Zahawi, in December 2001. When YouGov floated for £18 million in April 2005, Kellner owned 6% of the company. [ [http://www.davidrowan.com/2005/04/interview-peter-kellner-yougov-evening.html Interview: Peter Kellner, YouGov (Evening Standard)] , David Rowan, 20 April 2005]Over the last 30 or so years he has been a journalist with the "Sunday Times", "
The Independent ", "New Statesman " and "Evening Standard " newspapers.He has also been a visiting fellow at
Nuffield College, Oxford , and theInstitute for Policy Studies , London and has advised several large corporations. [ [http://www.yougov.com/interactive/kellnerIntro.asp?jID=3&sID=6&UID= Peter Kellners Column] , YouGov] He can currently be heard on a series of onlinepodcasts commenting on developments in the 2008 US presidential election.He now lives in
St Albans with his wife, Catherine Ashton, Labour member of theHouse of Lords , and their son and daughter.Bibliography
* 1976. "Callaghan: The Road to Number 10", (with
Christopher Hitchens ), Cassell, ISBN 978-0-304-29768-9
* 1980 "The Civil Servants: an Inquiry into Britain's ruling class" (with Lord Crowther-Hunt)References
External links
* [http://www.2008-us-presidential-election.com/blog/peter-kellner/ Peter Kellner's 2008 US presidential election podcasts]
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