Professor Robert Ford brings unmatched political insight to any room, on stage or after dinner.
The go-to guy for the Guardian, the BBC and many more, Professor Ford is one of the UK’s highest profile political analysts.
If your audience needs to understand the mood of the nation through the latest polling, the potential outcome of coming elections, or the hottest topics in political debate, Rob brings insight and authority in an entertaining style.
Profile
Robert has 20 years of experience working with the BBC's election analysis team headed by Sir John Curtice, and has provided live analysis and commentary on every national, local and devolved election since 2004. In 2018 he was the joint recipient of the Royal Television Society Judges’ Award for the BBC/ITV/Sky Exit Poll team. He contributes frequently to a wide range of other media, including The Guardian. You can find Robert’s pieces for The Guardian here.
Robert is a prolific contributor to Twitter, amassing a following in excess of 45,000, and he has over 2,000 subscribers to his Substack newsletter, The Swingometer.
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