Grace Lown

One more game. One last push. Together.

How Bend It Like Beckham went from benchwarmer to blockbuster gal-dem.com/how-bend-it-li…

you want me to take a vaccine?? the thing that ended polio?? yeah that sounds reasonable thanks

A staggering long read on the people fighting wildfires and increasingly, the new “megafires” in the US. A humbling and terrifying account of climate change from @TheOChronicle: newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

This is powerful. Don’t be that guy.

"After Everard’s disappearance, police told women in Clapham not to go out alone. After Nessa’s murder, Greenwich Council handed out attack alarms to women. 78 more women dead and we haven’t learned that policing women’s behaviour isn’t the solution" standard.co.uk/insider/sarah-…

💬 "How do I even say thank you for all of this?" Just look at the incredible love and support from our fans to @BukayoSaka87 Thank you ❤️

One of the best post-match sports interviews.

I’m still struggling to find the words to express my emotions from the past month. I’m so proud of everyone who has contributed to the joy and togetherness this team has bought to millions. We have celebrated, smiled, cried and cheered together & for that, I’m so so proud.

“At first glance they seem good, practical. At second, their destructive scale becomes apparent” says #SpoonArchaeology artist Kai Linke. Today marks the EU's ban of single use plastic; how will we remember it? @londonbiennale piece gave insight into that bit.ly/2UqNOyk

In the week where Britain agreed #tradedeal w/ Australia, our research shows that the public's realities of post #Brexit Britain might be experienced via h'hold budgets - 66% expect #Brexit to make their food shop more expensive. I spoke to @BloombergRadio about our findings

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Pret sandwich sales are a surprisingly good indicator of where U.K. workers are returning to the office trib.al/zzgLRqc via @BW

Kantar Public's Head of Public Affairs Grace Lown discusses our Britain Barometer findings with @chepker @BloombergRadio. Data shows that for the first time since May '20, more people feel positive than negative towards UK govt. From 00:14:23: ow.ly/ZHbX50EenuH @grizzo

Our latest Britain Barometer shows contrasting views between older & younger people around vaccines. 80% of over 65’s are in favour of vaccine passports for international travel, compared to just 51% of 18–24-year-olds. For more: ow.ly/eZAo50EdAhg

Was there a London-wide effort to plant hundreds of powder pink blossom trees in the past year (or have they always been around and we took them for granted)? Either way, florals for spring? GROUNDBREAKING joy and hope

Does society think women are suited to lead in science? The #ReykjavikIndex reveals society's attitudes of women leading in scientific sectors, with both women and men demonstrating prejudice against #WomenInScience. Read more: ow.ly/cgvR50DxrbR @UN_Women @WPLeadersOrg

Great to chair this discussion on rebuilding public trust and public health yesterday - catch up and register for the next in the series on economic recovery and disinformation: kantar.com/inspiration/so…

Great piece from December and a reminder of the critical role of visibility in changing attitudes towards equality -and the power of showing boys and girls as equal in their roles and opportunities with authentic role models nyti.ms/3ny0wop