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Every substantive Bluesky post by Tom Hayes, 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
@tomhayes.bsky.social
24posts
20substantive
criticalvoice · sarcastic → steady

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
  • Donald Trump4
  • UK government2
  • Labour Party1
Most supports
  • Martin Wolf1
Top topics
  • Other10 postscritical
  • Defence & Security3 postscondemning
  • Economy & Jobs (General)2 postscondemning
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

WhenTopicTonePost
24 May 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“In this week’s Scribblings, I write about Noam Scheiber’s book “Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class” in the US. Scheiber reports on labour issues for the New York Times. hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...”↗
23 May 2026Othersarcastic“I think it was Einstein who said that 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." The EU is not going to let the UK cherry-pick the Single Market, especially as it continues to reject FOM. Want SM access? Join the EEA. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...”↗
17 May 2026MP & Parliamentsarcastic“I was not aware that Nandy actually existed. Is anyone aware of anything she has actually done in the area covered by her ministerial portfolio?”↗
11 May 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“There is a lot of sense in this from Martin Wolf. I would keep the 1 MP per constituency, but have people vote 1,2,3,4 with the lowest candidate eliminated and their second preference distributed until someone gets over 50%. www.ft.com/content/1a5a...”↗
10 May 2026Othersarcastic“Too many do.”↗
8 May 2026Othermeasured“In my opinion, Labour should now go for broke and offer to again join the EU in their next election manifesto. It is their only realistic option.”↗
8 May 2026Othermeasured“They will be looking at these results in Brussels as asking questions about the sustainability of any deal the EU might do with the UK. I regret this because I would very much like to see the UK back in the EU (terms and conditions apply) but is it realistic politics in the UK?”↗
6 May 2026Othermeasured“I think I have being saying the same thing for a long time.”↗
4 May 2026Othersarcastic“An impossible ask. Which is why the UK may never join the EU again. Leopards do not change their spots.”↗
4 May 2026Economy & Jobs (General)sarcastic“Should the US not be paying back this money to all those foreign countries Trump slapped with a tariff? Were they not the ones he claimed were paying his tariffs to enrich the US? The billions he was taking in. Seems like it was coming from US businesses instead. www.ft.com/content/1267...”↗
3 May 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“Can employees dictate to a company what businesses it should be in or who it should do business with? Some thoughts on this in this week’s Scribblings. hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...”↗
2 May 2026Othermeasured“This is a great piece by Simon Nixon. He makes the economic case for why the UK should join the EU in compelling terms. But the political window may be smaller than he thinks, and the EU may not be as open-armed as many in the European movement believe. Leaving left a bitter legacy.”↗
27 Apr 2026Othersarcastic“No doubt, at the next Labour Party conference, they will be singing: The opt-out flag is deepest red A shroud for Brexit, which is now dead We have red lines to which we'll stick And EU cherries we will pick.”↗
27 Apr 2026Othersarcastic“Is this not the nub of the problem? The continual UK demands for opt-outs? Cake and eat it and all that stuff. And cherry-picking. The same old song, just with different singers. www.ft.com/content/b1d1...”↗
26 Apr 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“Back after a week away, where I spent a pleasant weekend with some old labour relations friends, and made some new friends, in Sitges. So, I am back this week with some thoughts on the impact of AI on jobs and politics. hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...”↗
25 Apr 2026Defence & Securitysarcastic“Trump again sends two estate agents to negotiate with Iran. Rubio stays home. I never thought I'd miss Henry Kissinger.”↗
21 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)sarcastic“Hey, and here was I believing President Trump when he said that all these tariffs were being paid by foreigners. Gosh, he must have been wrong about that. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...”↗
12 Apr 2026Defence & Securitysarcastic“That the US/Iran talks ended without an agreement is not surprising. If you send a VP who has never negotiated anything in his life, along with two estate agents, as your negotiating team, what do you expect?”↗
5 Apr 2026Defence & Securityangry“Trump has always worked to the "madman" theory of negotiations - behave in an unpredictable and irrational fashion, and the other side will fold. But what happens to this theory when the other side also acts in the same way? Iran is not folding, and Trump is reduced to tantrums.”↗
5 Apr 2026Othersarcastic“In this week’s Scribblings I come back to one of my favourite topics, Brexit. Some of you might note the Star Wars reference in the title. But let it be said that the current Labour leadership are no Jedi. hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...”↗
2 Apr 2026Defence & Securitysarcastic“If I recall properly, the Strait was wide open to shipping before the US attacked without consulting anyone other then the Israelis. The US broke it and is now demanding that others fix it. "Nothing to do with me, guv" seems to be the approach.”↗
1 Apr 2026Othermeasured“I think it is fair to say that Starmer can pivot all he wants, but as long as he keeps his "3 Nos" he is not going to get far. Why would existing members of the EU let the UK pick n' mix the bits of the EU they like while rejecting the rest? They won't. www.ft.com/content/9f3d...”↗
31 Mar 2026Defence & Securityangry“You go to war to weaken an opponent and end up leaving them stronger and with a chokehold on the global economy. Some victory. The madman theory of victory.”↗
29 Mar 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“This week, more comments on the Iranian war from the perspective of labour negotiations. hayest.substack.com/p/scribbling...”↗
27 Mar 2026non-politicalsarcastic“How long before he announced that he has ordered that he be carved into Mount Rushmore? After all, as he sees it, he is the greatest president ever. Better than all the rest. Better than anyone.”↗
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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.