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Every substantive Bluesky post by Douglas McAllister, 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
@douglasmcallister.bsky.social
111posts
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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
  • Scottish Government3
  • Indian government3
  • Government3
Most supports
  • UK Government20
  • UK Labour Government5
  • Labour government5
Top topics
  • Culture & Community21 postssupportive
  • Education13 postssupportive
  • Defence & Security11 postscritical
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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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30 Jun 2026Educationmeasured“Acre Wood ELCC are hosting an open day for local families to find out more about their nursery and everything they have to offer. 📅 Saturday 11 July 2026 🕚 11am – 1pm 📍 Acre Wood ELCC, Kirkoswald Drive, Drumry, G81 2DB 📞 Call 0141 952 0488 to enquire and find out more.”↗
29 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“ICYMI👇 Take a look at some of what I've been doing this past week in Parliament and in West Dunbartonshire as your MP📝”↗
26 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“⚽️It was amazing to visit Holm Park today to see the incredible improvements which the £240,000 of UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding helped fund. @clydebankfc.bsky.social encompasses everything that Pride in Place is about – restoring pride back into our hometowns. Come on the Bankies!❤️🖤”↗
26 Jun 2026Educationcelebratory“It was great to visit St. Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank this morning to present Mr. McKechnie with my motion congratulating him on organising the very first West Dunbartonshire Schools Golf Championship! A brilliant event local students can enjoy for years to come. Well done again!”↗
26 Jun 2026Educationcelebratory“I was delighted to be invited to Carleith Primary School's Leavers Ceremony yesterday to present my Motion congratulating Carleith on their excellent inspection report. Carleith is such a wonderful school & ELCC with incredible staff. It’s an amazing place to learn. My best wishes to all.”↗
26 Jun 2026Educationcelebratory“I was so pleased to visit Clydebank High School yesterday to present my Motion congratulating the School on their UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award!👏 Thank you for welcoming me and I wish you all the very best of luck as you work towards your Gold Award - well done!”↗
26 Jun 2026Othermeasured“This #IAWeek2026, APIL are highlighting that too often, there is a focus on the number of legal claims and the financial cost to wrongdoers of paying for negligence, rather than the human cost in suffering and upturned lives. The impact of needless harm must be acknowledged.”↗
25 Jun 2026Educationcelebratory“🏌️‍♀️Great to visit Our Lady & St. Patrick's High School in Dumbarton this morning to congratulate Liam & Anthony on their excellent wins at the first West Dunbartonshire Schools Golf Championship at Dalmuir last week. Well done again and best of luck retaining the titles next year!”↗
25 Jun 2026Educationmeasured“I remain determined to ensure West College Scotland receives one of the UK Government funded Defence Technical Excellence Colleges. At this week's Scottish Affairs Committee meeting, I asked the Minister if the two Colleges are dependent on the Scottish Government match funding.”↗
25 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“While Faslane falls just out with my constituency, it provides good jobs to many people in West Dunbartonshire. At a Scottish Affairs Committee meeting, I asked the Minister if the Defence Investment Plan will include spending at Faslane after years of underfunding and decline.”↗
25 Jun 2026Social Caremeasured“💬If you are due to receive a Civil Service Pension and experiencing any issues in accessing this, I can assist. My office and I are having regular meetings with the Civil Service Pension team so please get in touch by email or phone if you have been affected & require support.”↗
24 Jun 2026Educationangry“The attainment gap reached its highest levels under the Tories, while the SNP have failed to close the gap in 19 years as Government. The Tories' only policies for children are reinstating the 2 child benefit cap and tax breaks for private schools - shameful and elitist as always.”↗
24 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“This Friday 26 June 2026, I will be holding 2 parliamentary advice surgeries across West Dunbartonshire: 📍10am Dumbarton Library 📍3pm Clydebank Library No appointments necessary, however you can email me at douglas.mcallister.mp@parliament.uk to note that you wish to attend📧”↗
23 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“A great way for kids to get outside during the summer holidays! Dalmuir Golf Course - dedicated to making golf accessible for all.”↗
23 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“Delighted to submit a Motion congratulating my constituent from Alexandria, Kirsteen Allison on being awarded an MBE for services to the Deaf & Disabled Community!👏 I wish to thank Kirsteen for her years of dedication to creating a more inclusive society across Scotland & the UK.”↗
23 Jun 2026Defence & Securitycelebratory“I attended the Armed Forces Day Flag Raising Ceremony at New Palace Yard in Parliament yesterday to open the celebration for Armed Forces Week 2026. We give thanks to all personnel who continue to protect our Nation.”↗
22 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“🚴It was great to visit Craig at Western Titans BMX Club in Drumry to present them with £60,000 of UK Government Pride in Place funding! The BMX club is such an asset to the local community here in Drumry and I am so pleased this funding will help to renew and upgrade the track.”↗
22 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“Take a look at some of what I did last week in Parliament and in West Dunbartonshire as your MP, including presenting the Ben View Resource Centre in Dumbarton and Western Titans BMX Club in Drumry with their UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding!📝”↗
22 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“📍It was great to visit the Ben View Resource Centre in Dumbarton last week to congratulate them on securing £26,000 UK Labour Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! This will help make key improvements to the Centre which is used & enjoyed by so many in our community.”↗
18 Jun 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“I am delighted that @dalmuirgolfcourse.bsky.social was selected as the host for this fantastic event. When Mr. McKechnie approached me with his great idea, I was keen to support the event in any way I could. Congratulations to the day’s winners and I look forward to next year’s tournament!”↗
18 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“I have written a letter signed by 60 of my parliamentary colleagues to the Foreign Secretary urging the Government to take decisive and immediate action to secure the release of my constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, from arbitrary detention in India. My thanks to all for their support. #FreeJaggiNow”↗
18 Jun 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“While the UK Government announced a £92million Places of Worship Fund for parishes in England, the Scottish Government have not implemented an equivalent. I asked the Minister to raise this with Scottish Government to ensure Scottish parishes can also access this vital funding.”↗
17 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)celebratory“Our new Youth Hub is opening soon in West Dunbartonshire! This will provide young people with access to employment & training support thanks to the UK Government's Youth Guarantee - tackling youth unemployment, investing in the future of young people across West Dunbartonshire.”↗
16 Jun 2026Technology & Digitalcelebratory“📵Great to meet with the Minister for Science, Innovation & Technology as the UK Labour Government announces a social media ban under 16s. We are protecting young people, supporting parents against powerful tech companies, and putting children's wellbeing before big tech profits.”↗
16 Jun 2026Defence & Securityangry“I requested an update from the Foreign Secretary on her visit to India and discussions with Minister Jaishankar regarding the release of my constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, arbitrarily detained in India for almost 9 years now. Enough is enough. We must #FreeJaggiNow.”↗
16 Jun 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“I’m wearing my national shirt today to call for longer, better paternity leave in the UK with The Dad Shift. At a moment of national pride in our teams, we should be taking bold action to ensure we have paternity leave we can be proud of too. #TwoWeeksIsntEnough #ComeonScotland!”↗
16 Jun 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“Take a look at some of what I’ve been up to this week as your MP, including attending the debate on the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, and asking what measures will be implemented to prevent the abhorrent displays recently seen at the 'Unite the Kingdom' rallies from recurring.”↗
11 Jun 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“At today's statement on our Scottish Affairs Committee report 'Clean Power by 2030', I highlighted that the Scottish Government uplift of voluntary community benefit for onshore wind projects to just £6000 per megawatt is not good enough given it was £5000 in 2015, 11 years ago.”↗
11 Jun 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“At the debate on the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, I expressed my pride in Glasgow hosting this year’s games, reflecting on my own experience of being at the 1986 Games in Edinburgh. I also raised my concerns regarding the lack of free live TV coverage of the Games. youtu.be/b7z5Yhseiqs”↗
11 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“At this week’s Scottish Affairs Committee meeting with former Defence Minister Lord Robertson on the future of Defence Skills & Jobs in Scotland, I asked him what he believes to be the reason for the delays in publishing our Defence Investment Plan.”↗
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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.