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Public First is a public policy research agency. With specialisms in economic and social research and opinion research, we help organisations understand the complexities of the changing public policy environment. We also help organisations speak to public audiences on policy issues.

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Oct 14, 2026	Burnham complains Jackdaw and Rosebank approval delayed by ‘government process’	Approval for more oil and gas drilling at the North Sea sites Jackdaw and Rosebank have been delayed by “government process” and lengthy bureaucratic wrangling, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. Burnham told MPs that he would take a “pr...
Aug 5, 2026	Britain needs a new Richard Branson	Richard Branson continues to be the best champion the UK has as a place to do business despite founding his first business decades ago. Branson is a global success, but he should have a successor by now, says Philip Salter A few months afte...
May 29, 2026	London was once a destination for the young, now it’s a compromise	New research shows a third of young Londoners expect to leave within two years. The city is pricing out its talent, says Festus Akinbusoye Picture a 23-year-old young man who had just started a small business from his parents’ East London c...
May 5, 2026	Gen Z don’t want meaningless work – but that might be a good thing	Gen Z will not accept meaningless work, nor should they. The burgeoning industry of green jobs could be the answer, write Carolyn Dawson and Rebecca Dibb-Simkin In the current economic climate, young people are not in a position to be picky...
Apr 30, 2026	Chinese parents rank UK ahead of US as top destination for overseas study, According to New Research by Public First	LONDON, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New research conducted by Public First for University College London (UCL) shows the UK is ahead of the US in one of the world's most competitive international student markets, with Chinese parent...
Mar 18, 2026	Data mining exposes the tension between EU alignment and AI ambition	When the EU sets rules that shape markets, supply chains and legal risk, the UK faces a choice: align, diverge, or drift. Too often, we drift. Text and data mining provides a neat example of how this drift might undermine our ambitions in A...
Feb 26, 2026	Birmingham driving service sector boom	Birmingham has been at the front of a “service sector boom”, according to new research from Oxford Economics, helping to drive job creation across the wider region. The West Midlands combined authority (WMCA), which contains Britain’s secon...
Jan 25, 2026	London's King's Cross: A Global Powerhouse Emerges	London's King's Cross has transformed into a global innovation and retail powerhouse. Once a neglected area, it now thrives as a leading tech and life sciences hub, attracting major investment and creating high-value jobs. Retail ...
Jan 20, 2026	Kings Cross spinout district could create 20,000 new jobs	The innovation district around Kings Cross and Euston has the potential to grow into the UK’s version of Kendall Square, writes Professor Geraint Rees A smiling Oscar Murphy, 28, was all over the news this week. Oscar had become the first p...
Nov 20, 2025	Brits delay moving houses over Budget fears	Nearly one in five Brits considering moving house have stalled their plans ahead of the Budget, a new survey has indicated, in a fresh warning to the Treasury about the damage caused by leaks and speculation. Around 17 per cent of potential...
Nov 19, 2025	London, Manchester and Edinburgh to bear the brunt of mansion tax	A mansion tax in next week’s Budget could stifle property markets and disproportionately harm homeowners in London, Manchester and Edinburgh, tax experts have warned. Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning a mansion tax raid on high-value pro...
Nov 15, 2025	International students should not be treated as migrants	Framing a tax on students as a migration control is a misguided move that punishes one of Britain’s greatest assets, writes Virenda Sharma MP It was encouraging to see a British Prime Minister once again fly to India with a delegation of bu...
Oct 12, 2025	UK small businesses falling behind on AI, Google warns	New research from Google has revealed a bottleneck in UK small business innovation. Over half, or 59 per cent, of SME owners say they have had to put ‘game changing’ ideas on hold over the past year, citing a lack of time to bring their con...
Oct 9, 2025	Google and NatWest Launch AI Tour to Boost UK SMEs	Google is partnering with NatWest and the Department for Business and Trade to help UK SME owners boost their innovation with AI, with new figures showing that small business owners are being forced to pause ‘game-changing’ ideas due to a l...
Aug 27, 2025	The silent majority wants more homes	It’s far too easy for a vocal minority who’ve already got their foot on the housing ladder to pull it up after themselves. A representative planning system will unlock the new homes we need, says Simon Clarke For decades, Britain’s planning...
Aug 7, 2025	Investors should steer clear of Ed Miliband’s clean energy auction	Labour’s upcoming AR7 renewable energy auction risks locking in higher energy costs for decades, as political support for net zero falters and public resistance to green subsidies grows, says Maurice Cousins Today applications open for the ...
Jul 29, 2025	Facing low pay and rising rents, a quarter of young Brits weigh UK exit	Over a quarter of young Brits are considering leaving the UK to escape the country’s stuttering economy and unaffordable housing market. As many as 28 per cent of 18-30 year-olds are either planning to quit the UK or have seriously consider...
Apr 25, 2025	Hand-outs for middle class parents don’t help the poorest children	In a tight spending environment, anyone who cares about child poverty should be advocating for policies that have a real impact – not free school meals for wealthy families, says Ben Gadsby The government is marking the post-Easter return t...
Oct 16, 2024	Africa needs $194 billion financing annually to meet 2030 SDGs – UNGA President	The African continent needs $194 billion in additional financing annually to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to Philémon Yang, President of the United Nations General Assembly. Speaking at a joint debate on ...
Sep 16, 2024	New Global Poll Reveals Student Perceptions on AI and Climate Change	International Baccalaureate Organization Poll finds students pessimistic about climate change and optimistic about AI and their futures It's our duty to amplify their voices and support them as they navigate these obstacles, empowering...
May 22, 2024	Delaying AI’s Rollout in the U.K. by Five Years Could Cost the Economy £150+ Billion, Microsoft Report Finds	Adding five years onto the time it takes to roll out AI in the U.K. could reduce its economic impact in 2035 by more than £150 billion, a Microsoft report has revealed. While the country is second in the world in its ability to take advanta...
Oct 28, 2022	Uber gerou R$ 36 bilhões para a economia brasileira em 2021, diz estudo	Segundo Relatório de Impacto Econômico, publicado nesta quinta (27), somente em 2021, a plataforma da Uber gerou R$ 36 bilhões para a economia do Brasil, dado que representa 0,4% do PIB brasileiro. O estudo leva em conta o valor repassado a...
Nov 2, 2020	Biden and his interventionists should beware: America has changed due to the Iraq effect	It is not too much to say that my early and fervent opposition to the Iraq War was the seminal professional and ethical moment of my life.
Nov 14, 2019	PR pitch to Ola reveals the inner workings of UK ride-hailing politics	A UK PR firm pitching to run an account for Ola has proposed running a campaign to politicize ride-hailing as a tactic to shift regulations in its favor. The approach suggests that, despite the appearance of ride-hailing platforms taking a ...
	SMEs are risking catastrophe with underinsurance – is yours one of them?	The world of insurance is proving a minefield for many businesses across the UK, who are either not properly insuring all aspects of their business—from their premises to their technology—or have no insurance in place at all. Despite the fa...

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Parsers VC has collected 26 articles mentioning Public First, among them “Burnham complains Jackdaw and Rosebank approval delayed by ‘government process’” (Oct 14, 2026) and “Britain needs a new Richard Branson” (Aug 5, 2026).

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Yes, Public First is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 5, 2026.