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

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Bluesky activity · last 60 days
@bengoldsborough.bsky.social
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116substantive
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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.

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  • Reform UK5
Most supports
  • Labour8
  • Labour government8
  • Labour Party8
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  • MP & Parliament25 postsneutral
  • Health & NHS16 postssupportive
  • Local Government14 postssupportive
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

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23 May 2026Environmentcelebratory“🚨 Great news for South Norfolk: we’ve secured over £50,000 for flood protection work on the Haddiscoe New Cut and River Yare. This investment will help protect homes, livelihoods and local services as climate change causes extreme weather to become more common. Real action. Real investment.”↗
22 May 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Your MP, on your street. This afternoon my team and I were in Queen’s Hills hearing about hidden bins, rough roads, bus links, immigration and climate change. Thank you to everyone who stopped for a chat. If I missed you today, I’ll see you soon! I’m all about your MP to you.”↗
22 May 2026Transportmeasured“Villagers should not lose buses because of road closures. Great meeting in Stoke Holy Cross with 60+ residents, parish councillors and First Bus. Thank you to First Bus for listening and agreeing to explore alternative routes. Next step: Norfolk Highways.”↗
21 May 2026Health & NHSmeasured“Meeting Health Minister Stephen Kinnock MP, I pushed for two vital NHS improvements for South Norfolk: a Community Diagnostics Centre in Long Stratton and the long promised new GP surgery in Hethersett. Our growing communities deserve services that keep pace.”↗
21 May 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“Hope you were just listening to the Chancellors full statement on the floor of the Commons just now. Lots more announced!”↗
21 May 2026Cost of Livingempathetic“Cost of living is still the number one issue people raise with me. With the war in Iran pushing up pressures, families are worried about the summer ahead. That’s why free bus travel for 5 to 15 year olds this August matters. #CostOfLiving #SouthNorfolk”↗
20 May 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“To be fair to all sides of the Commons I was one of the last to be called - the Chamber had a lot more people in at the beginning.”↗
20 May 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“Temporary licences for Russian-origin oil and gas is not the long term answer to energy insecurity. In Parliament, I called for an honest conversation about moving Britain further and faster away from fossil fuels and ending reliance on short term fixes. We need policies on demand not supply.”↗
20 May 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The problem with price controls is that once you start them it’s politically hard to stop. They are the Pringles of public policy: once you pop you can’t stop.”↗
20 May 2026Agriculture & Rural Economymeasured“I’m not against Supermarkets lowering prices. But the only way they will lower “costs” is through squeezing suppliers further. Farmers and producers don’t get paid enough for their labour as it stands. We need to deal with input costs and not squeeze British farming out of existence.”↗
20 May 2026Agriculture & Rural Economymeasured“We need to bring fertiliser production back to the UK; remove all planning restrictions on glass houses & reservoirs for farms; we must scale up precision breeding production and investment; we should support the modernisation of farming with machinery. There’s more but only 300 characters.”↗
20 May 2026Cost of Livingangry“Corporate welfarism. We are subsidising supermarkets employment bill with Universal Credit. There is research that estimates that the Big 4 supermarkets are effectively getting a £1bn handout whilst taxpayers top-up poverty wages being paid.”↗
19 May 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“If the government genuinely wants to tackle food inflation, focus on the real pressures: energy costs, fertiliser costs, water costs and supply chain resilience. That is how we bring prices down sustainably. Not through headline grabbing price controls. 7/7”↗
19 May 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“And history matters here too. Research into the inflation crises of the 1970s repeatedly found that prices policies and controls did not solve the underlying inflation problem. 6/7 lordslibrary.parliament.uk/the-uk-econo...”↗
19 May 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“Even the CMA concluded that supermarket competition was not the main driver of food inflation. 5/7 www.gov.uk/government/n...”↗
19 May 2026Agriculture & Rural Economymeasured“My fear is that price caps or “voluntary freezes” simply pile pressure further down the chain onto producers already operating on tight margins. That risks harming rural economies while doing little to sustainably reduce food prices. 4/7”↗
19 May 2026Agriculture & Rural Economymeasured“Recent fertiliser shortages alone have pushed costs up by 50% to 70% for some UK farmers. www.theguardian.com/business/202...”↗
19 May 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“The idea that squeezing supermarkets will dramatically cut prices at the till simply does not reflect how the food supply chain works. The real inflationary pressure in food is input costs: energy, fertiliser, fuel & water. Farmers are absorbing huge increases. 2/7 www.farminguk.com/news/union-w...”↗
19 May 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“🧵 I’m extremely concerned by reports the government is exploring an “unofficial” supermarket price capping policy. Supermarkets already operate on razor thin margins. The CMA found average grocery margins were just 1.8% in 2022/23. 1/7”↗
19 May 2026Educationmeasured“🚨 I’ve now submitted my South Norfolk SEND Report to the Government’s Education White Paper consultation. Parents, teachers, TAs and governors told me clearly: rural England needs a SEND system built around children, not bureaucracy. Read the full report: bengoldsborough.co.uk/send-report”↗
19 May 2026Agriculture & Rural Economycelebratory“Great to join the Horticultural Trades Association at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show today. Brilliant to visit the Trussell Garden, CPRE Garden and Breathing Space Garden, plus catch up with Norfolk legends Peter Beales Roses. Important talks on skills, energy costs, trade and biosecurity.”↗
19 May 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Labour cannot win the next election by treating rural Britain as an afterthought. In @labourlist.bsky.social, I argue that rural Labour needs a different approach: listen first, act second & speak later. That’s how we started winning in places Labour has never won. labourlist.org/2026/05/labo...”↗
18 May 2026Environmentmeasured“South Norfolk’s waterways matter. Thank you to the Environment Agency for a productive discussion on flooding, river management and investment across the Yare and Tas. Protecting lives and livelihoods from climate driven weather extremes must remain a priority.”↗
17 May 2026Environmentcelebratory“Great things are growing in Hethersett 🌳 A huge thank you to the amazing volunteers at Hethersett Environment Action Team for the unveiling of the Pocket Forest Lectern & celebrating 800 new trees planted behind the village hall. Honoured to help bury a time capsule for 2050 with Cllr Ben Weston!”↗
16 May 2026Housing & Planningcelebratory“SOUTH NORFOLK WIN: After years of hardship, a South Norfolk resident is finally moving into a fully accessible adapted bungalow that meets their needs. Proud to have helped push things forward through housing advocacy and wider support. You ask. I act. We win. #SouthNorfolkWin”↗
16 May 2026MP & Parliamentsarcastic“Maybe Nigel Farage could use the £5m he was given by a crypto-billionaire based in Thailand to pay Norfolk Reform’s legal fees instead of South Norfolk taxpayers? 🤔 www.edp24.co.uk/news/2610953...”↗
16 May 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“⚽ Grassroots football matters. Yesterday I met with the Long Stratton FC to talk about how we can help take the club to the next level. Their success on the pitch this season comes from a real commitment to grassroots football and community spirit.”↗
15 May 2026Transportcelebratory“🚉 Haddiscoe station matters too. I’m delighted Greater Anglia’s new timetable will bring an hourly Norwich to Lowestoft service to Haddiscoe, improving connections for villages across South East South Norfolk. I’ll always fight for our rural communities. Listen. Act. Deliver.”↗
15 May 2026Health & NHScelebratory“I will never get bored of saying this: the team at the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social are epic! The Vital-D study is truly inspiring: seeing what we can achieve with precision breeding & improving health outcomes. Plus creating really tasty tomato soup!! 🥫”↗
14 May 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“17% of the vote in a majoritarian system means the chances of extinction of the Labour Party is dramatically increased. We control our own future. Pretending that this is acceptable is one option. Realising the reality that the only party to deliver improved rights could be wiped out is another.”↗
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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.