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Every substantive Bluesky post by Antonia Bance, 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
@antoniabance.bsky.social
288posts
217substantive
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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
  • Reform5
Most supports
  • Labour government19
  • Labour Party12
  • Andy Burnham5
Top topics
  • Economy & Jobs (General)56 postsneutral
  • Energy & Net Zero32 postsneutral
  • MP & Parliament30 postsneutral
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Each post links out to the original on Bluesky — open it there to read the full thread and replies.

WhenTopicTonePost
1 Jul 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“The new Fair Work Agency was just talking about their tech plans yesterday at the selcom (though I worry that they do the easy bit of advice and not the hard bit of enforcement…)”↗
1 Jul 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“(And if you came here to say “that’s not an MP’s job” - yes, I know! It’s a trade union rep’s job! But I am happy to try to help.)”↗
1 Jul 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“TLDR join a union”↗
1 Jul 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“The Economist talks about “vibe lawyering”. I am seeing “vibe repping” where people AI their disciplinary or capability defence, go in unrepresented, lose their job and panic (and contact their MP). Often their cases would be strong if they made them … but they didn’t, they AI’d irrelevantly”↗
30 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Yes - 25% in my ends”↗
30 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“I don’t think anyone thinks we can go back to where we were - nor should we, both the market and our specialisms have changed, and tech means everything is jobs-lighter (though those jobs are better). But for ends like mine it makes sense”↗
30 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“(Some of us actually think some reindustrialisation is a goer…)”↗
29 Jun 2026Local Governmentmeasured“Those are single council mayors though - just a glorified council leader paid more. Nothing to do with what Andy was talking about today - powerful multi-authority mayors with strategic powers to grow their sub-region”↗
29 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“www.gov.uk/government/c... Here’s the current one. Eight priority industries that are the focus of government growth efforts plus their foundational supports”↗
29 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)celebratory“Loads to like in that speech - reindustrialisation, Buy British procurement, an actual understanding of LHA and TA (!) and commitment to build council homes, technical education, denser town centres, commitment to fiscal rules, growth before spending promises - and a powerful No 10 to drive it all”↗
29 Jun 2026Local Governmentmeasured“Yeah I am no expert on what would work for Scunthorpe (though, you know, saving a massive employer there means it’s had quite a lot of attention!) but for us small WM authorities, the WMCA is hugely needed to balance Birmingham (and make up for its dysfunction)”↗
29 Jun 2026Local Governmentmeasured“I think local councils are too small - happier with the WMCA having that power”↗
29 Jun 2026Local Governmentsarcastic“You've surely seen housing-first regen, and high street first ("brightening up the place") regen?!”↗
29 Jun 2026Jobs & Employmentmeasured“So, it's tricky. Logistics is booming in my ends. Jobs at Lidl's regional distribution centre are good jobs. Warehouse jobs can be good jobs. Banning ZHCs and mandating union access will help.”↗
29 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Increasingly of the view that regen has to be about jobs first”↗
29 Jun 2026Local Governmentmeasured“Delighted by the new powers on social housing - that the funding stayed with Homes England but was allocated to WMCA area and the Mayor gets some nebulous “say” but not the decision was always a nonsense”↗
29 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“(Obviously as part of more devolution to our Mayor, Richard Parker, and the WMCA - covering the Black Country, Birmingham and Coventry)”↗
29 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Good. We badly need good jobs in WS10, DY4 and WV14 Will be tuning in to listen”↗
28 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)celebratory“If anyone is looking for a site for a large employer, come to Sandwell! Me and the council’s chief exec were literally at a new company just moved in this last Thursday, helping make sure they get all the help and networks they can to achieve their growth goals”↗
28 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Why? There’s only one candidate. There was no member vote in 2007.”↗
28 Jun 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“I am sorry to hear this, though I don’t pretend to understand as someone who stayed in Labour despite hating every moment of the Corbyn years. Please reconsider: we have a job to do.”↗
28 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“The West Mids CA area (= different to the government region) is the only place mentioned as a priority for all of the IS-8 sectors. Lots of what works for the North will work for us - but we do also need a clear Midlands focus too - we are young and diverse but lower skilled and lower wage”↗
28 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Looking for a re-commitment to the industrial strategy - focussed on the key enablers of attracting investment, industrial land, skills, Buy British and - most importantly - more action on cutting industrial energy costs.”↗
28 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“Looking forward to hearing more about Andy Burnham’s economic policy tomorrow. I can’t get to Manchester so will be watching on TV like everyone else. I hold the 19th Reform target in the country, Makerfield is the 30th: hoping for clear plans for deindustrialised places like T&W and devo to WMCA”↗
27 Jun 2026Economy & Jobs (General)measured“These areas need a concerted industrial strategy over decades to bring good jobs back - we are at the end of year one”↗
26 Jun 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“Previously unreported details in this Also worth a read for those who doubt the importance of automotive manufacturing to the UK economy - other people know its value”↗
26 Jun 2026Energy & Net Zerodefensive“FFS. We are putting over £4.5bn into the transition to EVs and subsidising all mid-price cars.”↗
26 Jun 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“Yes. We all want it to grow, but it won’t reach predictions and they are being massively subsidised by government and industry. In particular what is being sold is often fleet or via company routes rather than to individual consumers (though there is of course some)”↗
26 Jun 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“The EV market is not maturing as fast as we all thought it would. We have taken huge action to force it but we still won’t hit the target. Why are we persisting with a policy that is failing rather than adjusting it?”↗
26 Jun 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“You think I am asking to delay action on net zero: I’m not. I want us to do it, but what is the point of everyone failing the 80% 2030 target and paying huge fines and losing jobs when we could make the target 50%, the same no of EVs are bought and we don’t lose the jobs”↗
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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.