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publicfirst.co.uk > listening_to_teachers_new_research_on_the_attendance_crisis_in_schools

Listening to teachers: new research on the attendance crisis in schools

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (108+ words) A crisis of disengagement: listening to, and learning from, teachers on school attendance, published today by Impetus and Public First, finds that school staff see the attendance crisis as a problem of disengagement, not behaviour, driven mostly by pressures they…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > publicfirst_british_values_report_1108

Beneath the Fracturing: British Values in an Age of Division

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (317+ words) In the decade since the EU referendum, the dominant story told about Britain has been one of fracture. Divisions over Europe have been followed by divisions over immigration, free speech, national identity and the pace of social change, alongside a…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > the_public_control_debate_in_water

The Public Control Debate in Water

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (296+ words) Ownership, control and the trade-offs between them: a Project Introduction Public First has been commissioned by Water UK to conduct an independent programme of work examining the question of public control of the water industry, overseen by Paul Johnson. This…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > healthy_high_streets_stronger_health_stronger_high_streets

Healthy High Streets: Stronger health, Stronger high streets

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (202+ words) Boots has today published a new report, Healthy High Streets, with polling and economic modelling by Public First. It looks at how expanding healthcare on the high street could widen access to care and help revive town centres, and finds…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > raphaelpryor

Bereaved parents who waited nearly a year for answers after son’s death call for action

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1029+ words) Health Secretary urged to act as families are left waiting months to learn why their child died, with paediatric pathology services “in a state of collapse” Bereaved parents have urged the Health Secretary to act on a chronic shortage of…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > new_polling_on_andy_burnham

New Polling on Andy Burnham

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (88+ words) Public First conducted an online anoymous survey of 2,013 UK adults between the 26th - 29th June 2026. The polling explored attitudes towards Burnham, how he compares to Nigel Farage and whether the public would want a general election. All results are weighted by interlocking…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > no_way_home_restoring_britain_s_housing_ladder

No Way Home? Restoring Britain's housing ladder

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (139+ words) Yorkshire Building Society has today published a new report, No Way Home? Restoring Britain's housing ladder, with polling and economic modelling by Public First. It assesses the state of the UK housing ladder and finds that, while home ownership remains…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > the_business_value_of_smarter_travel_measuring_the_impact_of_uber_for_business_in_the_uk

The Value to Business of Smarter Travel

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (166+ words) How much time can be saved in your workday through smarter business travel? Does providing employees with access to a work-owned ride-hailing account encourage them to meet more clients? Are workers more productive while taking an Uber than through other…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > fraudulent-online-advertising

1 in 4 UK adults say they have lost money to a scam advert - the equivalent of 13.5 million people

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (130+ words) The research finds that scams are now a routine digital risk, with AI making them more common and harder to spot. This is changing how people shop, damaging trust in the digital economy, and driving clear public demand for stronger…...

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publicfirst.co.uk > a_decade_of_post-brexit_regeneration_funding_reform_and_resentment

A decade of post-Brexit regeneration funding: Reform and resentment

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (141+ words) Over the decade since the Brexit referendum, Westminster governments have committed around £19 billion to regeneration projects across the UK - from new community spaces and skills programmes to transport links and improvements to town centres and high streets. Working with the…...