Case Study: Cabinet Office / Downing Street

Over the course of six months, Public First ran almost daily focus groups, testing hundreds of pieces of communications and helping the Government to refine their public messaging on Covid-19.

Case Study: Election in a Room

In one of the largest election focus groups attempted, Public First worked with The Times to assemble 100 undecided voters from marginal constituencies in England and Wales.

Case Study: Ofsted

PF advised Ofsted - the national school inspectorate - on the development of their new inspection framework for schools, and created new guidance on how to successfully write and present new inspections to parents.

Case Study: Department of Health and Social Care

Public First worked with DHSC to review the operation of and evidence from social care systems across the world, and better understand options for social care reform.

The Zero Carbon Commission

Public First designed and ran a major policy commission on how to practically implement carbon pricing in the UK with renowned experts and economists, and conducted original quantitative and qualitative opinion research and economic modelling to design a roadmap for the UK government on carbon pricing.

Windsor Works

One of our policy specialisms at Public First is economic growth and development.  Over recent years we have supported a range of public and private sector clients to understand and adapt to the employment and skills challenges posed by new technology, market disruptions, and political trends flowing from macro agendas like net zero and events like Brexit.

The Impact of Pfizer’s Sandwich site in the UK

From penicillin to innovative medicines across oncology, internal medicine, immunology and inflammation, hospital medicines and rare disease, the Pfizer Sandwich site plays an important role in researching and developing new breakthrough medical advances.

The Economic and Social Impact of the Post Office

How important is the Post Office to the British public? In this report, we look at the Post Office's continuing role at the centre of the high street.

The Impact of AWS in the UK

In order to better understand the impact of cloud computing on the UK economy, Amazon Web Services, (AWS) a leading provider of cloud technology and tools,  commissioned Public First to undertake new quantitative research on the use and benefits created by its services across the UK.

The Impact of Uber in the UK

Uber comissioned Public First to explore how Uber benefits British drivers, riders, consumers and the economy.

Google’s Economic Impact in Canada – 2019

Google commissioned independent consultancy Public First to explore how Google products are helping Canadian workers, businesses, nonprofits and content creators.

Google’s Economic Impact in Europe

In this report, Google commissioned Public First to explore the impact of greater access to information created by Google products for European workers, businesses, nonprofits and content creators.

Public First Poll on US Foreign Policy for John Hulsman Enterprises

In the run-up to the 2020 US Elections, and with whoever wins in November set to face a fraught period in international relations, John C. Hulsman Enterprises commissioned Public First to run a poll in the US to explore American public opinion on US actions overseas, US relationships with other countries, and a range of other issues in the foreign policy space.

The R&D Decade Project: Advocating for R&D Investment

Public First has been working with the Wellcome Trust and the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) on the R&D Decade project; examining how the R&D community can make the case for government investment, in light of the UK government’s commitment to spending 2.4% of GDP on R&D.

Report for the ZeroC Commission

Public First authored and conducted opinion research for the Zero Carbon Commission's interim report on UK Emissions Pricing

UPP Civic University Commission

Public First ran the UPP Civic University Commission. Our research – which included a touring ‘select committee’ process with experts, polling and focus groups across the country - demonstrated how vital universities are to the success of their places, and how much more the sector and government can do to support the prosperity and wellbeing of people across the country.

Freedom and Flexibility – The relationship Deliveroo riders have with the labour market

In this report, we look at the experience of Deliveroo riders in the gig economy, providing new evidence on the real experience of the gig economy of those working in it.

Google’s Impact in the UK – 2018

In this report, we explore how Google is helping people have fun, learn and work more productively.