Our Words

Silence is golden. Saying what you mean can get right to the heart of an issue; dispel rumours, convey clarity, evoke emotion. But silence can often deliver a much more revealing, powerful message. It’s a dance, an orchestra, the closest…

Earlier this week we launched an exciting project with a long-standing client. We’ve worked with skills organisation City & Guilds for more than five years now – something we were proudly shortlisted for in The Drum’s PR Awards this year.…

Another day, another post on the ever-changing and ever-spiralling situation at Twitter.  With the business suddenly locking staff out of its offices until next week, it sadly does look as though Twitter is on its last legs, despite my earlier…

Well, that’s a wrap for firstlight’s crew on the ground at COP27, there may be one more planned day and three more actual days but the team are heading home after an action packed week. Here are my quick fire…

“We are excited to announce insulin is now free!” tweeted US pharmaceuticals giant Eli Lilly at the end of last week. Given the drug has become a poster child for big pharma price gouging, this news would’ve garnered shock and…

Bex joined firstlight last month through our Brightlights trainee programme. Here she reveals her 4 top tips for future trainees. Having had no experience in a PR work environment before I started my traineeship at firstlight, I was apprehensive as…

Another crazy week in Westminster. A hugely controversial economic package filled to the brim with tax cuts by the new Conversative leadership. A huge resistance from within, and outside of the party. And now an unforgettable U-turn reversing the 45p…

Meet Liv – firstlight’s office manager. Firstlight spotlight: Olivia Corrigan Tell us about your career to date? After graduating I got a job writing bids for a renewable energy company in Liverpool. I was loving it but after 6 months…

Zack King, Director at firstlight took himself over the pond last week to attend New York Climate Week. We asked him to share his key takeaways from the event… Last week I travelled to New York for Climate Week and…

This week we say goodbye to Ishaan, as his six-week internship comes to a close, and we wish him all the best for his next year at university. Ishaan joined us through the Taylor Bennett foundation’s Summer Stars internship programme…