Michael Turner, Fellow

Michael Turner is a pollster and strategist, with expertise in campaigns, public policy, behaviour change and strategic communications. He is currently Director of Freshwater Strategy.

He has more than a decade of experience working in politics and elections, having worked with several major political parties in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Michael regularly advises senior decision makers in politics, government, and business, working on projects across the globe.

He is a Fellow at the Royal Statistical Society, and a Research Fellow at the Elections Centre, where he completed his doctoral thesis.

He is the co-author of the ASI’s paper, ‘Ever closer mates: The deep support for a United Kingdom-Australia free trade deal’ on popular opinions about the Australia-UK trade deal.

Michael holds a PhD in Political Science, a Masters in Social Research, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations with Politics from the University of Plymouth, UK.

He tweets as @pollstermike.