Albert Tapper
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Lawn bowler |
| Location | Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Secretary and Treasurer, Addlestone Victory Park Bowls Club, Surrey. Currently works part-time as a waiter, Manor House Hotel, Foxhills. Also at HeBrews Cafe, Addlestone. Develops social voting app. Formerly Assistant to Dr Matthew Goodwin for British Academy funded research project on 2015 General Election campaign. ESRC sponsored doctoral researcher (Politics) supervised by Prof. Oliver Heath and Dr Nick Allen at Royal Holloway, University of London. Teaching: Undergraduate Statistics modules. MSc (Distinction) in Politics, Royal Holloway, 2012. Educated at Bryanston School; Hull University, BA Hons, Politics, graduated in 1994. Worked as a parliamentary lobbyist (BFSS); Political market-maker (Sporting Index); Strategy consultant (Channel 4 Interactive); Head of Product; Head of Poker (Ladbrokes) 1999-2006; Head of Games (Betfair) 2007-2009. Academic interests include online campaigning (especially gamified online campaigning), causes of political protest, African development, Quantitative Methods / Statistics. Researching British attitudes to EU, especially effects of financial crisis and immigration. |
| Interests | Political prediction (without gambling), Cricket, Kenya, Enid. |
| Favorite Movies | Pawn Sacrifice, Bohemian Rhapsody. |
| Favorite Music | See ‘Wisecrowd Soundtrack’ playlist on Apple Music. |
| Favorite Books | Fiorina, M. (1981). Retrospective Voting in American National Elections. New Haven: Yale University Press. Orwell, G. (1936). Road to Wigan Pier. Victor Gollancz (London). |
Chicken monkey shoes?
The number of lawn bowlers in England has declined from 150,000 in 2001 to 80,000 today. Is this the result of declining social capital (i.e. less general demand for community activity), or is the product to blame (i.e. what bowling clubs are offering isn’t right)?