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              John Burn-Murdoch

              Chief Data Reporter

              John Burn-Murdoch is a columnist and the chief data reporter for the Financial Times. He writes the weekly Data Points column, where he uses statistics and graphics to dig into the most pressing issues of the day, covering everything from the economy to climate change, social issues and healthcare.

              Email John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
              • Friday, 9 August, 2024
                Data PointsPolitics
                Green parties need to decide who and what they are for

                Electoral success across Europe is exposing contradictions and hypocrisy

                Montage of images of a persons hands holding up a sign that reads ‘Save the Planet’ with chart lines running over it showing support for Green parties
              • Friday, 2 August, 2024
                Data PointsSport
                Are the super shoes used in Olympic races distorting results?

                New technology is creating an uneven playing field in athletics

                A bright neon green Nike ZoomX running shoe with a vibrant multicolored sole, featuring shades of yellow, orange, and blue, is displayed against a beige background. A red zigzag line and an upward-pointing arrow are overlaid on the background
              • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
                ExplainerUS presidential election 2024
                Harris draws level with Trump in race for the White House

                FT polling analysis shows the Democrats’ probable candidate has revitalised her party’s campaign in just over a week

                Montage of Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and chart lines
              • Friday, 26 July, 2024
                Data PointsUS presidential election 2024
                Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

                The vice-president is polling better than Joe Biden, but is not yet in winning territory

                Montage image of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, along with chart lines
              • Friday, 19 July, 2024
                Data PointsFootball
                Was Gareth Southgate great, or just lucky?

                The former England manager elevated the national team, but easy routes through tournaments flatter his record

                Montage of images of Gareth Southgate, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka
              • Friday, 12 July, 2024
                Data PointsUK general election 2024
                Why is the populist right surging across Europe, but not Britain?

                It would be naive to see the UK as immune to this phenomenon; Reform UK is not yet ready

                Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage and Giorgia Meloni with red and blue graph lines running behind them
              • Friday, 5 July, 2024
                Data PointsUK general election 2024
                Will Labour be able to maintain its coalition of contradictions?

                The record win in this week’s election is built on flimsy foundations that could quickly fracture

                Montage image showing Keir Starmer and chart lines in red and blue
              • Friday, 28 June, 2024
                Data PointsUK general election 2024
                How the Conservatives came to the brink of wipeout

                The party risks learning the wrong lessons from a historic defeat

                A composite of a rear view of Boris Johnson against a chart line of declining Tory poll numbers
              • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
                Political Fix podcast29 min listen
                Campaign catch-up: Why this UK election result could be the most distorted ever

                Plus, how the seeds of Tory collapse were sown in 2019

              • Friday, 21 June, 2024
                UK general election 2024
                Data Points: the UK general election

                A special series of columns from our chief data reporter in the run-up to the July 4 vote

              • Friday, 21 June, 2024
                Data PointsUK general election 2024
                Brace for the most distorted election result in British history

                The demolition of parties to the right will raise fresh doubts about first past the post

              • Friday, 7 June, 2024
                Data PointsUK general election 2024
                The seeds of the Tory collapse were sown in 2019

                Pandemic lockdowns, partygate and Liz Truss’s ‘mini’ Budget were all mere blips on a clear linear trend

                Montage image of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and a chart of political party polling
              • Friday, 24 May, 2024
                Data PointsRenewable energy
                How red Texas became a model for green energy

                The state’s solar surge proves that the energy transition defies politics

                Montage image of a solar panel, Texan flag and chart lines
              • Friday, 17 May, 2024
                Data PointsSocial affairs
                Why Britain is the world’s worst on homelessness

                Insufficient housing, an eroded social sector and diminished state support made tens of thousands destitute

                House keys with a mini-house on the keyring
              • Saturday, 11 May, 2024
                Life & Arts
                How good were Klopp’s Liverpool?

                What the data tells us about the outgoing manager’s record

              • Friday, 10 May, 2024
                Data PointsMedia
                How our sense of economic reality is being distorted

                A new study adds to the evidence that competition for eyeballs may be warping our sense of the world

                Montage image of chart lines and a TV with the Fox News logo on the screen
              • Friday, 3 May, 2024
                Data PointsUS presidential election 2024
                The problem with polling America’s young voters

                Difficulty in reaching the under-30s for surveys means not all data points are created equal — and can mislead

                Montage image of a woman in a polling booth
              • Friday, 26 April, 2024
                Data PointsGlobal migration
                The Anglosphere has an advantage on immigration

                English-speaking countries generally do better at both attracting and integrating talent

                Montage image of three suitcases and a chart line
              • Friday, 19 April, 2024
                Data PointsTransport
                Why are American roads so dangerous?

                Bad driving is probably playing a bigger role in the fatality rate than larger cars and longer journeys

                Montage image showing a pick-up truck and a signpost with an exclamation mark
              • Friday, 12 April, 2024
                Data PointsPrivate wealth
                Forget boomers vs millennials, the next conflict is millennials vs each other

                Growing wealth inequality between thirtysomethings could soon displace tensions between young and old

                Montage image showing two people and a house, with a chart line cutting through the middle
              • Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
                FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
                Thames Water hits the gutter

                The utility’s owners are to begin urgent restructuring talks

              • Friday, 29 March, 2024
                Data PointsDemographics and population
                Why family-friendly policies don’t boost birth rates

                Direct financial incentives are defeated by much stronger social trends

                Montage image of a pushchair and two chart lines
              • Friday, 22 March, 2024
                Data PointsGlobal Economy
                It’s no longer the economy, stupid

                America’s hyper-partisan voters express economic sentiments that mirror their politics — this is not true in Europe

              • Friday, 8 March, 2024
                Data PointsUS presidential election 2024
                American politics is undergoing a racial realignment

                Democrats are rapidly losing non-white voters as the forces that ensured their support weaken

                A composite image of the Democrat logo and a chart detail
              • Friday, 23 February, 2024
                Data PointsProperty sector
                What Texas can teach San Francisco and London about building houses

                It’s not a housing crisis — it’s a planning crisis

                Montage image of a house with a flag and chart lines
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