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Public Attitudes to Opera - Laidlaw Opera Trust

Public First have release a preliminary report on some of the most interesting findings from our research into public attitudes to Opera, which we have been working on with the Laidlaw Opera Trust.

Mind the Gap: Exploring Britain's Energy Crunch

This report from Public First combines new modelling of Britain’s energy supply and demand, public polling, expert interviews, and policy analysis to present policymakers with a practical route forward for keeping the UK’s energy system secure.

Fuelling Fairness: Five years of the energy price cap

It has been five years since the energy price cap was introduced; this year the future of the energy price cap is once again an important political question. With this in mind, Octopus Energy commissioned Public First to assess the impact of the energy price cap on consumers and competition. To do this, Public First carried out a series of new expert interviews, economic modelling, and opinion research.

Immersive Technology in the UK's Public Sector

Public First has worked with Meta and techUK to produce a new report on the immersive tech sector across the UK. The research reflects Public First’s independent findings from a series of industry workshops hosted in Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester, along with new public opinion polling and expert interviews.

Unlocking the UK's AI Potential: Harnessing AI for economic Growth

Public First publishes new research commissioned by Microsoft examining how the UK can harness AI to power economic growth. Using a combination of new economic modelling and an extensive survey of over 1,000 senior business decision makers in the UK we explored the opportunities created by digital technology for the UK, the supporting investments that will be needed to realise these opportunities and the current barriers to adoption.

The Pub and the People - Immersive Research Study

Public First publishes a new immersive research study of 11 pubs in Bolton, Greater Manchester over five days in November 2023.

Post-Covid tutoring boosts economy by over £4 billion

Pupils who achieved better grades after they received post-Covid tutoring will boost the UK’s economy by £4.34 billion thanks to their higher lifetime earnings potential. New modelling shows tuition supporting pupils to enhance their understanding in key subjects during the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years will produce substantial economic returns.

Landmark report calls for urgent overhaul of the prison system

Community is calling for a root and stem overhaul of the prison system as part of a landmark new report on the state of the sector which has been produced by leading policy strategy and opinion research consultancy Public First.

The School Attendance Crisis

There has been a profound shift in parental attitudes to full-time school attendance since the Covid pandemic, a Public First report has found. Researchers undertook focus group conversations with parents across the country, from all backgrounds, to find out for the first time what's driving the sudden drop in school attendance.

Grid Decarbonisation Report

In our report, we argue that preparing the network for decarbonisation by 2030 is not impossible – merely very difficult – and that it presents an ambitious goal for industry and the public to rally behind. Significant political leadership, policy change and follow-through on promises will be required.

Public First is a policy, research, opinion and strategy consultancy. We work with global companies, governments, start ups, institutions and foundations around the world to tackle major public policy and strategic challenges.

We are a company partner of the Market Research Society and members of the British Polling Council.

Our team have advised Prime Ministers, C-Suite Executives, successful entrepreneurs. More importantly, our work is rooted in an understanding of real people in real communities. We test public opinion and attitudes across the globe and link that to effective public policy.

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