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Every substantive Bluesky post by Antonia Bance, classified for substance and tone — each links out to the original on Bluesky. Back to the MP page.

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@antoniabance.bsky.social
303posts
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Voice score reflects the argumentative tone of the MP's own posts (critical vs supportive) — not what other people say about them. The "criticises" and "supports" lists below show who they're directing each tone at.

Most criticises
  • Reform13
  • Reform UK4
Most supports
  • Labour government18
  • Labour13
  • Labour Party9
Top topics
  • MP & Parliament34 postsneutral
  • Economy & Jobs (General)31 postssupportive
  • Housing & Planning26 postsneutral
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

WhenTopicTonePost
29 Apr 2026Housing & Planningcelebratory“This - the stories of my constituents stuck in shit private rented homes - is why I am proud that we will end no fault evictions THIS FRIDAY.”↗
29 Apr 2026Housing & Planningempathetic““… they will be thrown out, and that means temporary accommodation – and you know it will be one of those hotels on the Hagley Road in Birmingham … and how will they get the kids to school?””↗
29 Apr 2026Housing & Planningempathetic““There’s no light in the kitchen. The family are using a desk lamp in there, and there’s no cooker that works. There’s water running down the walls. We sent blankets home for the kids. But they don’t want to complain…””↗
29 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentsarcastic“Nah mate. A dreadful bill full of holes that the proponents couldn’t be bothered to fix, and they got found out. All best.”↗
28 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Never forget what we were elected to do - and what we are doing”↗
28 Apr 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“We will be writing to ministers on the need to widen the BICS energy scheme and help gas intensive industries like ceramics more with energy costs; to urgently review the frankly fantastical Zev mandate; and to put the ISC on a statutory footing”↗
28 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Today the business select committee was scrutinising the industrial strategy ten months in - focussing on industrial energy costs and automotive, and on questioning the industrial strategy council.”↗
28 Apr 2026Housing & Planningcelebratory“Friday marks a massive watershed in renters rights. Was proud to write for Redbrick blog redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/04/no-f...”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationdefensive“I don’t have a uni. About 300 of 50,000 workers in my constituency work at a uni. Participation is 1 in 5 yp. Meanwhile 24% of my constituents work in manufacturing and a quarter of adults have no qualifications. I find it really odd that people think HE should be an industrial focus for me”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“There are loads of MPs who have universities in their ends or prioritise HE as an industry, they aren’t hard to find!”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“Now this is a fair point. There is no HE or any sort (not satellites, nothing) anywhere in Sandwell. Be great to get a provider here.”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“Less than 10% in my constituency work in education (any stage, any job) - nationally about 8% of education workers are in HE, so perhaps 300-500 out of about 50,000 in my constituency? Very rough calculation”↗
26 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Because they have less opportunity and tend to earn lower wages - and policy has absolutely failed them”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“My first tweet in this thread spoke of intense pride in the (few) local YP that do go to university! Of course I want that for more of our kids. But I also want much much more in life for the many more kids that don’t go.”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“I care more about the 4 in 5 yp who don’t go to uni, and HE not a big employer in my ends so not my focus. Instead I focus on the industries that are big employers in my area. Don’t wish ill on universities, but with constrained public finance they aren’t my priority for investment.”↗
26 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentdefensive“Because I am a constituency MP?”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“No-one has raised this with me. Happy to write, but tbh it’s not my industrial focus.”↗
26 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)defensive“You don’t know anything about modern advanced manufacturing or the jobs it provides”↗
26 Apr 2026Transportmeasured“Willenhall is in the neighbouring constituency - but it is still fantastic for the area, yes”↗
26 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)defensive“I represent my constituency and constituents. You are welcome to disagree with my industrial focus (yes automotive employment is more important to me), but do not take the mick out of a low HE participation, low adult skills, low HE employment area.”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationdefensive“Why is it so low? 50% child poverty and schools that have historically been poor (not any longer due to sustained effort - I only have one RI now which is amazing). You think I don’t care about that?! Honestly.”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationsarcastic“The universities I meet are those active in advanced manufacturing (and degree apprenticeships), for sure. But HE isn’t my industrial focus - I represent a low participation area with few university employees. Bemused by Bluesky not getting the concept of “constituencies”.”↗
26 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“No. That’s a local industry that pays good wages and employs many of my constituents directly or in the supply chain.”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“We are doing a lot, yes - I am very proud of the apprenticeship reforms and payments: but we need sustained attention on good careers at middle skill levels and more help for neets.”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“I am - though no more so than any other industry in trouble and less so given that it isn’t in my area, and they already have may champions”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“It’s always either/or. Money is really tight. I continue to be unpersuaded that more of it should go on universities tbh”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“(I absolutely take the point about advanced manufacturing - the unis I do meet are those in this space, either for R&D or degree apprenticeships)”↗
26 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“Intensely proud of the 1 in 5 of local young people who go to university - and I have seen some brilliant schemes from eg Birmingham (lower offers, more £££) for yp who go from the least participation postcodes. But my priority has to be my 4 in 5, who get so much less help…”↗
25 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Worth reading Hansard. Many short focussed speeches on exactly these points in the Lords.”↗
25 Apr 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“Proper TUists know when to take the win, and live to fight another day. Mick could be critical of both the TUC (as I know…) and the Labour Party - but one doesn’t leave or threaten to, certainly not over a policy difference.”↗
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Sources & methodology
SourceBluesky / AT Protocol API · author feed. Each post links to the original on bsky.app.
VerificationOnly handles linked from the MP’s own published list are ingested. Self-declared or unverified handles aren’t included.
ClassificationEach post is LLM-classified for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling), then for tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
WindowThe 60-day summary above; the list covers all classified substantive posts.