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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
202substantive
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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
6 Apr 2026Transportmeasured“Part of the answer to not being able to afford homes in London and the South-east … is to live elsewhere. That means spreading good jobs across the country and investing in transport - like our metro Here’s a nice house ten mins from a 26 min metro commute to Birmingham”↗
6 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“I’m afraid I don’t know very much about those two funds. On Send reform: the whole thing has been about listening to parents. We have a totally broken system now, and it has to change. If you haven’t yet, please do respond to the consultation”↗
6 Apr 2026Transportcelebratory“Come for the tram chat, stay for the graph of service reliability from Wednesbury to Birmingham”↗
6 Apr 2026Jobs & Employmentcelebratory“When my niece was born, my brother couldn’t take paternity leave - because he had changed job in the preceding months Not a single day out of work - yet those precious two weeks when his daughter was born were denied to him Fixed, today - because of a Labour government”↗
6 Apr 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“Well what I think is crass is London dwellers thinking that it is the only place you can have a good life. Time for really significant investment in the north and midlands so we get good jobs and great infrastructure”↗
6 Apr 2026Cost of Livingcelebratory“Half a million kids out of poverty today cos of Labour. Meanwhile, the Greens just chat on. I know what makes a difference, and it’s not wasting time on some sideshow that ends no poverty for anyone.”↗
6 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentdefensive“If all I do is worry about re-election rather than doing what is right for my constituents and the country then what is the point?!”↗
6 Apr 2026Cost of Livingcelebratory“I understand the restlessness, the desire for more action on the injustice we see everyday. I have it too. It’s why I do this job. But just today, let’s be proud that half a million kids are out of poverty - because we voted for a government that got it done. Take a bow, Labour voters. Thank you x”↗
6 Apr 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“People move for work all the time. We should build in London and the SE and we should create good jobs elsewhere so people don’t have to live there to get on. That’s not crass: it’s realistic”↗
6 Apr 2026Cost of Livingcelebratory“They were suspended for voting against the King’s speech. I have fought to abolish this policy since long before I was an MP, and today I am more delighted than I can tell you.”↗
6 Apr 2026Jobs & Employmentcelebratory“From today, statutory sick pay is paid from the first day of illness And it’s paid to every worker, including the lowest paid, who previously got nothing Long held goals of the labour movement - realised by a Labour government”↗
6 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Looks like a standard local councillor thread to me - lots of my councillors make posts about what they are doing in their wards I’m curious about why you think it’s particularly good”↗
6 Apr 2026Cost of Livingempathetic“I am feeling really emotional thinking about the families who will open their monthly UC payment, see it’s several hundred pounds higher than before, panic in case it’s an overpayment - only to be told, it’s yours. That money - which should always have been theirs - will transform things for them”↗
6 Apr 2026Cost of Livingcelebratory“From today, every child counts equal. So if your family are on low wages or fall on hard times - universal credit is paid for every child, not just the first two Cos every child matters - and every child deserves the chance to thrive”↗
5 Apr 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“Posted this on X. Yimbys shouting at me for not wanting to build homes. It is possible to want homes built everywhere AND good jobs and investment in the Midlands and the North.”↗
5 Apr 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“Yes. This is why I am massively in favour of densification of central Wednesbury (and Tipton, and everywhere else on a good metro or train line in my ends)”↗
5 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)celebratory“Yes: I would like to see our food manufacturing adopt more technology, and for our world leading metals sector to diversify into defence and green tech as well as traditional automotive and construction. And there are some exciting new opportunities too, like SuMo in central Wednesbury”↗
5 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“I don’t think they are. But you read any of the think tank reports about “greater Birmingham” (ugh) and they suggest the Black Country economy resign itself to dwindling manufacturing, some logistics specialisation, public services, and commuting. Thankfully that is not the Mayor’s WMCA strategy”↗
5 Apr 2026Local Governmentangry“Anyone calling Wednesbury a shithole gets blocked btw”↗
5 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“I would also add - contra both the Resolution Fdn and the Centre for Cities - that I don’t think the economic future for our towns is as a dormitory for Birmingham. I fight every day for more good jobs closer to home - but a mix would be good”↗
5 Apr 2026Housing & Planningsarcastic“(This is obv a subtweet of both the Boomers and the millennials on X, who are onto day two of arguing about house prices. I am not denying the housing crisis at all - just telling you all about a lovely little town in the West Mids and making a point about the the power of transport to regenerate)”↗
5 Apr 2026Housing & Planningcelebratory“Come to Wednesbury! £125k for a two bed maisonette in town, near a lovely park and good schools, ten mins walk from a 26 min £5 Metro to central Birmingham”↗
4 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“I don’t disagree - but lots of people do. They think I should concentrate on reading proposed laws, seeking to amend them and questioning ministers”↗
4 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Great thread. It is incredibly hard to balance the roles. My policy caseworker is off sick so I spent a few hours this morning answering policy emails (we are working through January’s at the moment…) and I also rang a HA about a constituent in a crisis”↗
4 Apr 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“I think the principle of helping those hardest hit first and most (which doesn’t just mean those on benefits, contra the Daily Mail) is likely to endure”↗
4 Apr 2026Transportmeasured“Political leadership. RR has made a clear argument from first principles.”↗
4 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentdefensive“Remember the shame and impotence of 2015-2020 I’d take today anytime”↗
2 Apr 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“I don’t think you’re stupid. I just think you have underestimated how important ending child poverty is to Labour people.”↗
2 Apr 2026Otherdefensive“No, it isn’t. There was always a huge majority internally for ending the 2CL as soon as it was affordable.”↗
2 Apr 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“It wasn’t a loud or explicit commitment. But everyone knows Labour cut child poverty - of course we were going to get it done”↗
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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.