John Burn-Murdoch

On TikTok (above) and Instagram, the currency is charisma, energy and delivery: being first is less important than being hyper-engaging.
THE BOTTOM LINE

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

Three new polls published this week give Vice President Kamala Harris a higher approval rating than Donald Trump.
PERSPECTIVE

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

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

Britain was the only G7 economy yet to rebound past pre-Covid levels until it wasn’t.

The danger of building strong narratives on weak data

Hazy statistics have painted too gloomy a picture of Britain, but similar issues affect many countries