DEBORAH MATTINSON is one of the UK’s leading pollsters and strategists and founding director at BritainThinks, an agency that provides clients from the corporate world, voluntary sector and government with insight and strategic advice. Before co-founding BritainThinks, she jointly ran the Chime research and engagement division. She was also pollster to Gordon Brown, firstly as Chancellor of the Exchequer, then as Prime Minister. A highly respected commentator on public opinion, Deborah frequently writes and broadcasts about the mood of the nation. In 2010, she published Talking to a Brick Wall – the story of the New Labour years through the eyes of the voters.
Books in order of publication:
Winning for Women – 2000
Talking to a Brick Wall – 2010
Beyond the Red Wall: Why Labour Lost, How the Conservatives Won and What Will Happen Next? – 2020
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