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Bluesky — Coghlan.

Every substantive Bluesky post by Chris Coghlan, 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
@chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social
89posts
63substantive
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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
  • Government3
  • United States3
  • Russia3
Most supports
  • Liberal Democrats5
  • Chancellor2
Top topics
  • Education18 postsneutral
  • Defence & Security12 postsneutral
  • Housing & Planning5 postscritical
Recent substantive posts
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

WhenTopicTonePost
22 May 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Policies to boost productivity and innovation, such as R&D, infrastructure or education, can take over five years to fully materialise. 3/3”↗
22 May 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“I bought the former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Professor Doug Elmendorf, the US equivalent, to the Treasury Committee to testify how US economic policy making has benefited from a ten year forecast horizon to help improve UK policymaking. 2/3”↗
22 May 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The OBR penalises the government for the upfront costs of long term policy making without showing the benefits because their forecast horizon is five years. 1/3”↗
21 May 2026Housing & Planningangry“Developers like Berkeley Homes, who went back on their commitment to build the new Howard School, also need to be held accountable. 2/2”↗
21 May 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“Schools in my constituency are closing because families can’t afford to move to the area. We need to build more affordable housing whilst also protecting the environment. 1/2”↗
20 May 2026Educationmeasured“All attendees must sign up by the 3rd of June via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/send-meeting-with-chris-coghlan-mp-a-special-guest-tickets-1989642683827  2/2”↗
20 May 2026Educationmeasured“Our next SEND coffee morning will be on the 5th of June in Horley (exact location TBA) between 9:30am – 11am. I will also be joined by a senior lib dem.  1/2”↗
19 May 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“Today Europe is threatened by a dictator again with too many turning to fear. There is still enough time to set a new national mission: we must dramatically increase defence research and development to power economic growth and defend liberal democracy. 2/2”↗
19 May 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“...alongside my fellow Lib Dem East Surrey MPs Helen Maguire for Epsom & Ewell and Monica Harding MP for Esher & Walton. 2/2”↗
19 May 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“So excited to work with our new East Surrey Council Leader Steve Wotton and Deputy Kirsty Hewens, once the new unitary authority takes over from next April, to deliver on the hopes of so many in East Surrey... 1/2”↗
13 May 2026Transportmeasured“Bookham only has one train per hour to London since the pandemic. I asked South Western Railway for more trains to stop there. They told me they will look at this after a public consultation on timetable changes in the Autumn.”↗
11 May 2026Educationcelebratory“They have shown that it is possible to change things, that community organising works, and that parents fighting for their children’s rights are the most powerful people in the world. 3/3”↗
11 May 2026Educationempathetic“They have shown that they will not tolerate their children’s most fundamental human rights being denied, the right to an education and in too many cases the right to life. I know that it is an enormous responsibility for the Liberal Democrat’s to deliver on their hopes. 2/3”↗
11 May 2026Educationcelebratory“There are many reasons why the Liberal Democrat’s won Surrey, but one is the extraordinary courage which so many SEND families have shown sharing their private agonies with ITV, the BBC and The Times. 1/3”↗
11 May 2026Educationcelebratory“East Surrey Lib Dem gain!!!! So proud that Surrey has rejected the politics of division and chose the politics of hope. We know we have a particular responsibility on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and an opportunity to improve the lives of so many Surrey families. 1/2”↗
6 May 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“This creates conflict between police, councils and locals. I am urging the government, alongside Al Pinkerton MP, to deliver a coordinated national response. 2/2”↗
6 May 2026Housing & Planningmeasured“Unauthorised land developments are a challenge in Surrey. A chronic shortage of authorised sites means many Gypsy and Traveller communities have no lawful place to live, so some developments are built outside planning regulations. 1/2”↗
5 May 2026Environmentcelebratory“They successfully opposed planning permission at the County Council – and supported the enforcement action. I’m hopeful that this site will be finally shut down. 2/2”↗
5 May 2026Environmentcelebratory“The rubbish site in West Dorking has had its permit removed after I complained to the Environment Agency. This has been a blight for Dorking residents for years. Lib Dem councillors have already managed to get the noisiest machines removed. 1/2”↗
1 May 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“Dorking Banking Hub will permanently move into the old NatWest building in the next few months. This brings a key high street site back into use and is great news for local businesses and residents. Thank you to Councillor Cooksey and the Dorking BID for your work on this.”↗
1 May 2026Educationangry“The Education Select Committee heard recently that 57% of SEND parents say they’ve been lied to by their local authority on SEND. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/will-local-government-reorganisation-improve-send 2/2”↗
1 May 2026Educationmeasured“I spoke to School’s Week about how the government’s SEND reforms are likely to fail unless they address the appalling organisational culture of local authorities on SEND. 1/2”↗
1 May 2026Transportmeasured“I finally received a response from the Department for Transport, but frustratingly with no commitment to reducing fares for those tickets that increased. I will be meeting the rail minister soon to raise this again. 2/2”↗
1 May 2026Transportmeasured“Some individual train tickets have almost tripled after contactless was introduced, despite the government committing to freezing prices. I raised this with train operating companies, TfL and the government. 1/2”↗
30 Apr 2026Cost of Livingmeasured“I am writing to the government and have spoken to the BBC about this. 2/2”↗
30 Apr 2026Cost of Livingempathetic“People aren’t receiving their pensions after Capita took over civil service pensions last December. They are struggling to pay bills and don’t hear from Capita about when they’ll receive anything, often spending hours on the phone waiting. 1/2 ”↗
30 Apr 2026Crime & Policingempathetic“I stand with Jewish communities in Golders Green and across the country and will keep working to challenge antisemitism and all forms of violent extremism wherever they appear. 2/2”↗
30 Apr 2026Crime & Policingempathetic“My thoughts are with the victims and their families after the horrific attack yesterday in North London. Extreme hate like this has no place in Britain today. 1/2”↗
28 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“Read the Telegraph article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/19/reeves-in-talks-over-war-bonds-to-fund-defence-spending/ 3/5”↗
28 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“I asked the government if the press is correct in reporting that she is considering issuing these bonds. 2/5”↗
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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.