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John Thornton

@jtcoys.bsky.social

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Economist, Spurs season ticket, visiting Prof @ University of East Anglia, xIMF staffer; Washington DC resident.

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John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · 16d

Disgraceful conduct

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Sep 3

Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...

This is good

Opinion | Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall

www.nytimes.com

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Aug 24

Excellent “Letter”

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Jun 24

Nice relaxing pod for a change. Dan a welcome addition to the cast.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Jun 7

I agree with this, and found it very encouraging

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Jun 6

Fully agree: many thanks but got to go.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · May 31

..and to Spurs 😄

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · May 21

Very nice. Thanks for doing this

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Apr 3

New iPad, red wine, champagne panic buys imminent. Panicked earlier and got new iPhone. Pathetic really.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Mar 7

Hey, let’s all raise tariffs then! Jesus.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Feb 5

I wonder if this will be before or after the takeover of Greenland, Canada and Panama 🤷‍♂️

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Jan 16

Very good show today. Seemed to be unsaid, but thought, that it is time to change the coach.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 30

POD seemed very downbeat today, quite justifiably. Very much afraid that the Opta forecast on league position alluded to at the end will prove over optimistic.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 22

Look, we are bottom half and have been more or less a mid table team since the first 10 games of last season. “Unserious” does not seem out of place however painful it might be.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 22

To be fair, I think it is a good/entertaining article. And bottom line, we are 11th, which is about where we deserve to be and, unfortunately, is more or less where I think we’ll finish. Of course, hoping for better.

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John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 22

“…except when you’re playing Spurs every clearance is also a through ball.” Fucking depressing

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John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 22

End of the season, Spurs are 10th with no cup. What would you do with the coach?
Same but with the League Cup (🤣), what would you do with the coach?

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 21

Just ordered it!

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Dec 11

It is a very good read. If the Trump administration carries out many of its proposed economic policies, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them adopting ‘populist’ price controls before its term ends.

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Nov 27

1 After games
2 keep as is
3 Games the gossip

Great show

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John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Nov 27

I guess the depression helped keep prices down!

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John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Nov 23

What a nice weekend it is shaping up to be 😃

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Nov 20

and lost

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Nov 15

Just saw Gideon is here

John Thornton @jtcoys.bsky.social · Nov 15

Could you persuade get Martin Wolf and Gideon Rachman to switch also please?