Prospect Podcast

Peter Kellner: How accurate are political polls?

January 17, 2024
Image credit: AKP Photos / Alamy Stock Photo
Image credit: AKP Photos / Alamy Stock Photo

Legendary pollster and political analyst Peter Kellner joins Ellen Halliday and assistant editor Emily Lawford to explain how political polling works and to assess how effective it is at predicting election results. He also trails his new Election countdown column, which will launch on the 29th of January and will give a weekly dose of analysis in the run-up to the UK general election.