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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.

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  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    What the ‘year of democracy’ taught us, in 6 charts

    The billions who voted in 2024 sent an angry message to incumbents, and warmed to populists on left and right

    Montage of presidents Donald Trump of the US, Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and Emmanuel Macron of France
  • Sunday, 22 December, 2024
    Populism
    Year in a word: Incumbent

    Being elected to government used to help you stay there. Now it may help push you out

    A composite image showing President Biden, a ballot box and the word incumbent spelt in tiles
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Data PointsSocial Media
    Why the TikTok era spells trouble for the establishment

    Populism is the winner in the shift from traditional to social media and from text to video and audio

    A combination image of a chart detail and a young adult watching TikTok on a mobile
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Transport
    Manchester mayor hails bus reform but rural leaders lukewarm

    Funding fears loom over UK government’s plan to improve struggling services through franchising powers

    Buses at Piccadilly bus station in central Manchester
  • Saturday, 14 December, 2024
    Data PointsUK society
    The London problem is holding young Brits back

    Americans and Europeans have a choice of places to prosper

    FT montage of the City of London skyline
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Data PointsUK economy
    What if the UK isn’t actually the sick man of Europe?

    Britain’s illness-related inactivity crisis looks increasingly like a mirage

    Montage image of a medical professional taking a blood pressure reading from a patient
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Data PointsUS opioid epidemic
    Fentanyl deaths are falling. What’s behind the decline?

    The evidence points to changes in the drug supply

    FT montage of a bottle of pills with a graph line trending down
  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    Meta Platforms
    Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X

    Social media giant’s Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges

    Bluesky and X app logos
  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Data PointsUS politics & policy
    Trump broke the Democrats’ thermostat

    The American left was sent spinning in 2016 and is yet to recalibrate

    Montage image showing a person wearing a suit with a red tie
  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Poorer voters flocked to Trump — and other data points from the election

    FT analysis of this week’s election results paint a dire picture for the Democrats

    Montage of a vote ‘here sign’ and a chart
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    Data PointsUS presidential election 2024
    What is the point of polling?

    Voters want precision — unfortunately, political surveys can’t deliver it

    Montage of a picture of posters with a US flag and the word ‘Vote’ against a background of chart lines and dot plots
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    Data PointsUS presidential election 2024
    Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents

    Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil

    Montage of Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    The Big Read
    Trump redraws the political map of America

    Five maps and charts that show how the Republican candidate defied conventional assumptions about his support — including among Latino, Black and women voters

  • Friday, 1 November, 2024
    Data PointsUS politics & policy
    Will Trumpism outlast Trump?

    The changed political and cultural landscape makes a reset unlikely

    combination image of rear view of Trump in a MAGA cap and a chart line
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Data PointsDemographics and population
    Peak population may be coming sooner than we think

    Birth rates keep coming in below the forecasts — the models may need an overhaul

    A pregnant woman holding her belly with a red downward-sloping line graph superimposed
  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    Data PointsSustainable capitalism
    Yes, CEOs are moving left, but ‘woke capitalism’ is not the whole story

    The corporate world has taken a progressive turn, while polarisation is also on the rise

    Red and blue arrows rise above a desk surrounded by chairs
  • Friday, 11 October, 2024
    Data PointsPolitics
    The left is losing its grip on ethnic minority voters

    British and American politics are undergoing surprising shifts as research — and elections — explode assumptions

  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    Data PointsHealth
    We may have passed peak obesity

    Weight loss drugs appear to be having an effect at the population level

    Montage of images. An old fashioned bathroom scale with a red chart line showing the peak and dip of US obesity in the background.
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    FT readers respond
    FT readers respond: why are young men struggling to find work?

    Commenters discuss the latest figures on the male education deficit — join the debate

  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Data PointsSocial affairs
    Out of work and unwell: the worrying rise of young people on benefits

    Data shows increasing numbers in rich countries turning to welfare

    Montage image showing people with their backs turned and a couple of chart lines
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Data PointsDemographics and population
    Young women are starting to leave men behind

    Men’s education deficit is increasingly becoming an employment, earnings and outcomes gap, with significant repercussions

    Four people stood in line, with the first two women and second two men
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Data PointsUK immigration
    Time for a grown-up conversation about immigration

    Failing to acknowledge imperfect outcomes and trade-offs is impoverishing the debate

    Montage of a cutout photo of a pile of suitcases and bags against the blue and red lines of a bar chart
  • Sunday, 11 August, 2024
    News in-depthParis Olympics
    France uses Olympics home advantage to boost medals tally

    Nation emulated other hosts by centralising expertise and allocating bigger training budgets ahead of Games

    Mountain biker Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, swimmer Léon Marchand and judoka Teddy Riner
  • 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
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