Kate Davies is Senior Political Researcher with YouGov and originates from Cardiff. In the past she has worked at the Commission for Racial Equality and for an NGO in the Palestinian West Bank. Since joining YouGov, Kate regularly implements high-profile research projects for print and broadcast media clients, including the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Channel 4 News. She has also been responsible for large-scale social studies for think tanks, public sector clients and academic institutions. Most recently, her research has formed the basis of a Channel 4 Dispatches series. Kate read politics at the University of London where she focussed predominantly on comparative social policy as well as the social and political histories of the Middle East and South Asia.

Online polling is vital to democracy

With the General Election campaign having unofficially started, it seems like we’re getting an opinion poll every day. Online polling is the latest advance in this intriguing science