James Kanagasooriam
James Kanagasooriam is is an experienced political polling expert working on over 10 supra-national, national, federal campaigns.
James Kanagasooriam is an experienced political polling expert working on over 10 supra-national, national, federal campaigns across the UK, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France and the Republic of Ireland over the past decade and a half. His main topic of expertise is "geo-demographics" and what drives people to vote and take political action.
He is best known for his work in the seat identification, political hypothesis and naming of the ‘Red Wall’ - prior to the UK 2019 election. He is an ex-Research Associate at King's College London, and he is currently Chief Research Officer of Britain's fastest growing polling firm Focaldata. He is a regular columnist for the Times on social and cultural trends.
