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Every substantive Bluesky post by Torsten Bell, 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
@torstenbell.bsky.social
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86substantive
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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
  • Welsh Rugby Union4
  • Kemi Badenoch3
Most supports
  • Labour government7
  • UK government3
  • Labour3
Top topics
  • Tax & Public Finances26 postsneutral
  • Culture & Community14 postssupportive
  • Economy & Jobs (General)9 postssupportive
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

WhenTopicTonePost
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“It only exists so that if the industry initiative to invest more widely in savers interests falters, the government can step in to make sure it doesn’t fail”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“Solving that collective action problem – giving schemes certainty that they can do what is in savers interests because the rest of the market will move too - is the only purpose of a reserve power in the bill that would require schemes to invest as per the Mansion House Accord”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“Then an agreement on investing in private assets was signed… but not delivered because "market dynamics… focus on minimising cost instead of maximising long-term value". So providers know that greater diversification can benefit savers, but are held back from delivering it”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The industry raises this issue because… they’ve seen it happen under the last govt”↗
16 Apr 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“This risks a pension provider doing the right thing by building investment capability to deliver returns for savers getting undercut by a competitor making a virtue of not doing so even thought that harms savers interests”↗
16 Apr 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“But while the pension industry is making progress, they have also spelt out a danger: that employers (who choose workers’ pensions) focus narrowly on headline costs not on what matters to employees (net returns ie savings growth)”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“This is why 17 of the UK’s largest providers designed and signed the Mansion House Accord, committing to invest 10% of their default funds in private assets (like infrastructure) by 2030. You can read more here: t.co/D2gfHg9kr2”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The pensions industry also wants to deliver higher returns by investing in a more diverse range of assets (as pension funds around the world do). They mean things like infrastructure & fast growing firms - which American investors pile into but UK savers rarely have access to”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“We also need to help those retiring turn their savings into a comfortable retirement without having to be a financial whizz. Pension providers will need to provide good quality default pensions so more people get a good deal”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The bill also tackles the small pots problem - helping to automatically bring together your small dormant pots into one good performing pension so that you don’t lose track of your pensions or keep paying multiple fees that stop your pension pot growing”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The Bill speeds up the existing journey towards bigger and better pension schemes (as seen in Canada and Australia). This drive returns for savers because scale reduces costs, opens up a wider range of investment strategies, and enables more active asset ownership”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“To help drive up returns the bill introduces a new Value for Money regime (so you’ll be able to see what returns your pension scheme is delivering compared to others). People will no longer be able to get stuck in persistently poorly performing schemes”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“Small increases in returns make a HUGE difference because compound interest = eighth wonder of the world (although sadly it’s not at all clear Einstein actually provided the quote often attributed to him)”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“The entire bill is about supporting higher returns for savers. Parliament auto-enrolled workers into pension saving, so we owe them action to support good returns on those savings”↗
16 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“We’ve got a pensions bill entering its final stages. This is important stuff - one of the big wins of the 20th Century was ordinary workers having a retirement, and we need to keep delivering that in the 21st. What’s the bill doing?”↗
16 Apr 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“Swansea has been awarded £20m UK Gov funding to revitalise our Gateway Communities. Applications for Independent Chair of the process are now open - fantastic opportunity to have a lasting impact on Brynmelyn, Waun Wen, North Hill, Dyfatty and Hafod. 👇 www.swansea.gov.uk/prideinplace...”↗
13 Apr 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“(5/5) Tonight isn’t about technical governance issues, it’s about safeguarding the soul of Welsh rugby. A future we can all believe in means a new plan for the future of the game in Wales and new ways of working between WRU and the clubs and communities it exists to serve.”↗
13 Apr 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“(4/5) Please encourage your club to make their voice heard. You can make the difference. Wales deserves a WRU that listens; brings everyone to the table; explores every option before making decisions that will have impact our regions, players, and communities for generations.”↗
13 Apr 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“(3/5) While the nature of the EGM will be different as a result, the stakes for Welsh Rugby could not be higher. Tonight, clubs have the chance to stand up for the future of the game, oppose plans to cut the regions from 4 to 3, and put an end to months of uncertainty.”↗
13 Apr 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“(2/5) The EGM has already achieved something crucial: a change of leadership at the WRU. The Chair is rightly stepping down in the coming months, and that’s only because him going was one of the original key motions put forward by the Central District clubs.”↗
13 Apr 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“(1/5) My message to Welsh Rugby Clubs ahead of tonight, as clubs from every corner of Wales prepare to gather for an EGM.”↗
11 Apr 2026Tax & Public Financesangry“We already knew Richard Tice aggressively avoided tax. Now we’re told his company just plain failed to pay tax that was legally due. For someone supposedly in public service he goes to extreme lengths to avoid paying his fair share towards public services www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...”↗
10 Apr 2026MP & Parliamentcelebratory“There was no better way to spend the sun while it lasted than door-knocking in Uplands joined by not one, not two, but THREE brilliant Labour candidates Rebecca Fogarty, Rebecca Francis-Davies and Patience Bentu.”↗
9 Apr 2026Otherangry“The real headline: crypto crook (who pleaded guilty to breaking US money laundering rules) plans to try and buy UK politics www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...”↗
8 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“We're doing what's right for Britain: supporting de-escalation abroad and increasing resilience at home. swanseabaynews.com/opinion-tors...”↗
8 Apr 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“A great spring evening talking to people in Morriston about Labour's brilliant Gŵyr Abertawe Senedd candidates - including the brilliant Rob Stewart in the flesh.”↗
2 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“Full quote in the House of Commons for the keen.”↗
2 Apr 2026Defence & Securitysarcastic“Kemi Badenoch: “I have made it very clear that the Conservative party stands behind America taking this necessary action”. 2nd March 2026”↗
1 Apr 2026Defence & Securityangry“We did not start this war and we refused to commit UK forces to offensive operations exactly because of the impact on families and firms in the UK. Those parties (Reform and Tories) who actively supported this conflict do not get to pretend they care about those consequences now.”↗
1 Apr 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“There's real progress being made in Swansea too, including: - £20m UK Gov funding to revitalise the Civic Centre - Swansea Bay Metro moving forward - momentum behind plans for the tidal lagoon swanseabaynews.com/opinion-tors...”↗
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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.