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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
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criticalvoice · measured ↘ falling

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
  • government9
  • local authorities5
  • Government5
Most supports
  • Ed Davey4
  • Liberal Democrats4
Top topics
  • Education28 postscritical
  • Defence & Security13 postscritical
  • Transport10 postsneutral
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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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24 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“... which we have experienced since 2008. I have introduced the government to the research of outstanding academics in this space such as Paolo. https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/does-defence-spending-boost-the-economy-b36rwjp3f 2/2”↗
24 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“The Times has shared research by Professor Paolo Surico showing how, if defence spending is focused on defence research and development and implemented correctly, it could raise the most effective driver of long term economic growth (R&D) and help end the economic stagnation ... 1/2”↗
24 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“It could raise our defence spending to 3% of GDP and so, with an unreliable US, protect the free world together with our Commonwealth and European allies. 4/4”↗
24 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“... and implemented correctly, it could raise the most effective driver of long term economic growth (R&D) and help finally end the economic stagnation which we have experienced since 2008. 3/4”↗
24 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financescelebratory“I have introduced the government to the research of outstanding academics in this space such as Paolo Surico. The policy has been adopted by the Liberal Democrats. This could be an important moment for the country because, if the spending is focused on defence research and development ... 2/4”↗
24 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financescelebratory“The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Mail is reporting that the Chancellor is considering issuing war bonds. I have been urging the Chancellor to do this for almost eighteen months on the Treasury Committee, in meetings with Ministers and speaking in the Chamber. 1/4”↗
23 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“Pictured in the photo (left to right) is Louise Lee, the Chief Executive of The Howard Partnership trust and James Baker, the Head of the Howard of Effingham School. 2/2”↗
23 Apr 2026Educationangry“It’s outrageous that Berkley Homes have u-turned on their commitment to build a new Howard school, affecting 100s of children in my constituency. I continue to support the work of the Howard School’s MP, Zöe Franklin, to ask the Government to intervene and challenge Berkley Homes. 1/2”↗
23 Apr 2026Utilities & Watermeasured“The drains have now been cleared, inspected, and measures put in place to stop tree roots causing further blockages. This should have been resolved sooner, but I’m glad it’s now been fixed. 2/2”↗
23 Apr 2026Utilities & Watermeasured“Flooding into people’s homes in Fetcham has been fixed after local councillors and I pushed Thames Water to act. Blocked drains caused sewage to back up, and residents were ignored for years by Thames Water and Surrey Highways, with both passing blame to each other. 1/2”↗
22 Apr 2026Utilities & Watercelebratory“Really pleased Betchworth Water Tower is back in service, ahead of schedule and after £600k of work by SES. I asked SES to fix the tower after people told me about frequent water outages at a village hall event. Thank you to SES.”↗
21 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“They agreed that the current situation in the Middle East should not be used to finance Putin. 2/2”↗
21 Apr 2026Defence & Securityangry“On Friday the United States agreed to extend the partial lift on sanctions on Russian oil exports. I asked the government if they agree that this decision helps Russia fund their illegal and murderous war in Ukraine, working directly against national security interests. 1/2”↗
21 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“This is an opportunity to discuss local issues, share your views and connect with neighbours. Whether you have something specific to raise or just want to be part of the conversation, I’d be very glad to see you there. 2/2”↗
20 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“Our next SEND parent/carer support coffee morning will be on Monday 27th of April at Horley Community Centre between 10 - 12:00pm. I look forward to seeing you all there.”↗
16 Apr 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“Horley Arts Festival are hosting some great events between the 16th and 28th of April www.horleysurrey-tc.gov.uk/events”↗
16 Apr 2026Educationangry“ If the government wants to know what SEND parents think about cuts to their children’s rights they simply need to watch this. 3/3”↗
16 Apr 2026Educationmeasured“I’m very grateful that the Minister came to Dorking, and I think she is serious about SEND reform, but she must listen to parents and finally act on Surrey’s routine lawbreaking. 2/3”↗
16 Apr 2026Educationangry“At my SEND coffee morning, covered on ITV, parents expressed a wave of anger about cuts to their children’s legal protections from Local Authority misconduct and Surrey County Council’s lawbreaking to the School’s Minister Georgia Gould. This included a mum whose daughter lost her life. 1/3”↗
9 Apr 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“I asked the government how they plan to boost credit, raise research and development, and grow the economy. I will also be meeting with the Minister to discuss this further. 2/2”↗
9 Apr 2026Environmentmeasured“Green innovation offers hope to tackle climate change without lowering living standards. Research from Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion and John Van Reenen shows that green firms are short of credit. 1/2”↗
7 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“...to upgrade UK GDP forecasts by £11bn a year. Increasing defence r&d can both address our economic stagnation and defend our country in a turbulent world. 2/2 www.thetimes.com/article/2237...”↗
7 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“The Times is reporting EY findings that increased defence spending could raise GDP by £30bn a year. In the 2025 Spring Statement the Chancellor used academic research I’d suggested from London Business School’s Paolo Surico on defence research and development... 1/2”↗
7 Apr 2026Educationangry“This apparent manipulation will only damage parents’ trust further who are already worried that the government is weakening their children’s SEND legal rights. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i... 2/2”↗
7 Apr 2026Educationangry“I’m deeply disturbed that the Law Gazette has reported that Labour MPs have received suggestions to tell the Education Secretary that there is ‘relief’ from parents that the government is strengthening support in response to the current consultation on the SEND White Paper. 1/2”↗
7 Apr 2026Transportmeasured“Add your name to the petition here: www.chriscoghlan.org/petitio.../b...”↗
7 Apr 2026Transportmeasured“Dorking is only 21 miles from London, yet it takes an hour to travel there by train. 1,900 people signed my petition calling for a fast train and in response, South Western Railway said they will look into it. I will also be meeting with the Rail Minister to discuss this further.”↗
31 Mar 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“for the new Defence Security and Resilience Bank to improve this. I’m pleased to see that multilateral negotiations are now going ahead giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... . 2/2”↗
31 Mar 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“The UK is the third highest defence spender in NATO, but our actual defence capability and output suggests otherwise. I asked the Chancellor to join Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls for the UK to participate in charter negotiations... 1/2”↗
27 Mar 2026Transportmeasured“Next month I’ll be writing to the Conservative run Surrey County Council about this. Fill out my pothole experience survey: digitallibdems.typeform.com/to/KXSFymh1 . Report potholes here: tellus.surreycc.gov.uk. 2/2”↗
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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.