Peter Allen is Professor of Politics at the University of Bath, where he has worked since 2017. Academically, his research focuses on British Politics, political representation, and political behaviour and he has published widely on these topics including two academic books with Oxford University Press. His research has been funded by the ESRC, AHRC, and British Academy. In the media, he has appeared on The Daily Politics, The Moral Maze, and Westminster Hour, amongst others. He was born in south east London and now lives in Bristol.