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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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  • Reform5
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  • Labour government21
  • Labour Party12
  • Andy Burnham5
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  • Economy & Jobs (General)61 postsneutral
  • Energy & Net Zero41 postsneutral
  • MP & Parliament30 postsneutral
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20 Jun 2026OthermeasuredOne of the only reasons this country isn’t polarised like the US is cos of the BBC’s balanced public service remit. Incredibly important we preserve that.
20 Jun 2026Technology & DigitalmeasuredThey aren’t alternatives - we need to do both (and more…)
20 Jun 2026OthermeasuredNo. I don’t think politicians are the right people to tell independent media outlets what to cover and how - and I am sure you agree, on reflection
20 Jun 2026OthercelebratoryFantastic news. Need to be really clear this is about being proud of how we do things in the UK and not wanting to be dictated to by the American Wild West approach Oh, and let’s give up on this “start voluntary” stuff. JFDI.
18 Jun 2026OthermeasuredOh I don’t agree at all. We get to set the conditions of business in our country.
18 Jun 2026Jobs & EmploymentcelebratoryThousands of outsourced workers coming back in-house: this is what it means to have a Labour Chancellor working with trade unions to make sure work really does pay for working class women and men
18 Jun 2026Technology & DigitalmeasuredThe problem is: I want democracy protected and racism fringe again. I think it’s a regulatory/legislative issue primarily - though leadership does help too
18 Jun 2026Housing & PlanningmeasuredI have *so much* disrepair casework - so much overcrowding too. It’s great that more help is coming to support people to raise these issues - thank you. Been a long time since I worked with Oak.
18 Jun 2026Technology & DigitaldefensivePlease don’t reply moaning at me still being on X. It is a collective action problem: I am arguing for government leadership in their professional comms and for structural regulatory/legislative change to control platform behaviour
18 Jun 2026Housing & PlanningmeasuredI don’t think we have relevant housing focussed groups in my ends - we are very light on TRAs etc. but loads of potential to create new groups and piggyback on existing initiatives
18 Jun 2026Technology & DigitalmeasuredIt has long been an open question as to how departments and public bodies believe that X meets the SAFE framework that the government communications service uses to assess platform suitability. I have never got a clear answer to this question.
18 Jun 2026Housing & PlanningmeasuredThis looks fantastic - assume it’s PRS or is it social renters too? I’d love to hear more about the Sandwell programme.
18 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)celebratoryGreat piece from Tony Burke, formerly of Unite, about developments in the UK car industry - it’s great news that Chery are taking on one of the lines at Nissan in Sunderland yorkshirebylines.co.uk/business/tra...
18 Jun 2026Social CarecelebratoryHuge action. There won’t be any unregistered homes soon - cos we have introduced huge penalties for not registering. We are pushing fostering routes hard, cracking down on financialisation, and properly investing in safeguarding
17 Jun 2026Jobs & EmploymentdefensiveRead my post again. Of course they do. That’s the point.
17 Jun 2026Social CarecelebratoryWe’ve done loads on children’s homes - more powers to regulate providers, more scrutiny of profits and ownership, and a deliberate shift away from over‑use
17 Jun 2026Jobs & EmploymentcelebratoryBloody love the insourcing of cleaning, facilities and security across the civil service announced today, thanks to the Chancellor and the unions for pushing it No more outsourcing. Decent rights for everyone. Labour looking after the working class - just as we were formed to do
17 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measuredStood to argue for the downstream steel industry at the UQ about steel tariffs - ministers have got the detail wrong, need to look again, and need to protect fabricators
16 Jun 2026Energy & Net ZeromeasuredThat’s the Times reporting on a report by the EV lobby groups, not their editorial view. It’s a good balanced piece on the issue, recommend reading in full. It’s okay for there to be disagreements about how we meet a target we all agree must be met
15 Jun 2026Technology & DigitalmeasuredNot just on X. I was asked about this in person in the pub on Sunday lunchtime after the Remembrance parade last November…
15 Jun 2026Energy & Net ZeromeasuredYes. £4.5k of that was government incentive (assuming you didn’t buy luxury and it was uk/EU made) the rest was the company
15 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measuredNo, the growth impact would be when a car company withdraws from a UK location (very very possible) and we suddenly have thousands of unemployed people. This is reconfiguring a target so it stays practical not abandoning it
15 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measuredYes. But (a) they are buying credits and subsidising cars to the tune of thousands and buying them up themselves then selling and (b) the target gets much much steeper very fast We are in a global market for investment and companies will set up new lines in other places if we don’t act
14 Jun 2026MP & ParliamentangryAbsolutely infuriating that one of my colleagues has decided that what Parliament should focus on in the coming months - given everything going on in the world and here at home - is bringing back the assisted dying bill. Head in hands.
14 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measuredAll there will be to buy is Chinese EVs if we’re not careful - we want to retain our brilliant domestic auto manufacturing
14 Jun 2026Energy & Net ZeromeasuredNot at all. People who want climate action like me and you need to engage with the detail and practicalities to make sure there aren’t unintended consequences - like the loss of hundreds of thousands of good skilled jobs in auto manufacturing.
14 Jun 2026Energy & Net ZeromeasuredObviously Desnez aren’t happy. It’s their job to focus on climate goals, DBT and HMT to maximise jobs and growth, and PM to adjudicate and decide…
14 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measuredBoth employers and unions say the same thing: the pace of the Zev mandate (not the mandate per se: the pace of it) threatens jobs. It is sensible to tweak policy when unintended consequences become clear.
14 Jun 2026Crime & PolicingempatheticI can hardly believe it has been nine years. Still the families and survivors await justice - let’s hope it’s delivered before the next anniversary 💚
14 Jun 2026Tax & Public FinancesmeasuredLot to like in this piece from Wes Streeting (though my time on the business select committee has taught me to be a bit wary on tax changes…) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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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.