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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
93posts
84substantive
neutralvoice · 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
  • government7
  • local authorities5
  • Government5
Most supports
  • Liberal Democrats4
  • Ed Davey4
Top topics
  • Education27 postscritical
  • Defence & Security12 postscritical
  • Local Government10 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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10 Jul 2026Educationcelebratory“I will be joined by Ashley Tilling, the future Head of Children Services at East Surrey Council, and Caroline Joseph, the future Deputy Cabinet Member for SEND at East Surrey Council. This is co-hosted with The Inclusive Learning Partnership. I look forward to seeing you all there. 2/2”↗
10 Jul 2026Educationmeasured“Our next SEND parent/carer support coffee morning will be on Thursday the 16th of July at Dorking Christian Centre between 10:00am - 11:30am. 1/2”↗
9 Jul 2026Health & NHSmeasured“This Law would create a duty assess capacity where it is in doubt, including where raised by family members - saving countless lives. 2/2”↗
9 Jul 2026Health & NHSmeasured“This morning, BBC Surrey covered my proposal for Christopher's Law, named after Christopher Laskaris, who tragically lost his life in part due to failings in the Mental Capacity Act. 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....”↗
7 Jul 2026Educationmeasured“The government must urgently reform the system to give graduates a fair start. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gy9lpylz9o 2/2”↗
7 Jul 2026Educationmeasured“The current student loan system is unfair. I’ve been part of the Treasury Select Committee inquiry, which found that the government mis-sold loans, likening them to paying back phone contracts and that students were not told that terms could change retrospectively. 1/2”↗
6 Jul 2026Local Governmentmeasured“Read more about what this means for Horley here: https://www.postofficeviews.co.uk/national-consultation-team/horley-rh6-7af-114940/.  They are looking for a replacement here: https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/horley-post-office-horley-rh6-7af?search_term=horley-surrey. 2/2”↗
6 Jul 2026Local Governmentmeasured“The Post Office are consulting on the closure of Horley Post Office in October. Please contact comments@postoffice.co.uk to share your views. I am also looking to meet with the Post Office soon to help find a permanent, accessible solution. 1/2”↗
6 Jul 2026Educationangry“I have written again to the Ed Sec. Further inaction risks the government being complicit. 4/4”↗
6 Jul 2026Educationangry“I expect further sickening revelations in the national media in the coming months. It is now morally indefensible for the government to proceed with reducing children’s legal protections in favour of these local authorities. 3/4”↗
6 Jul 2026Educationangry“To my knowledge no one has been fired or held accountable. I have also given her evidence of an epidemic of avoidable SEND child suicide caused by public authority negligence, including by some of these same local authorities. 2/4”↗
6 Jul 2026Educationangry“The Education Secretary has described the sickening revelations from a SEND local authority whistleblower broadcast by ITV as “completely unacceptable”. Yet I have supplied her with similar evidence of widespread local authority misconduct, some possibly criminal, for over a year. 1/4”↗
5 Jul 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“There is also an in person drop-in event on the 11th of July: https://horleytownpark.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/v3/engagement-results-what-you-told-us?step=step1 . 2/2”↗
5 Jul 2026Culture & Communitymeasured“Reigate and Borough Council are consulting on Horley's new town park at Tanyard Meadows. They want to hear resident’s views after the early-stage design about what you would like to be included. The consultation closes on the 12th of July here: https://horleytownpark.commonplace.is/. 1/2”↗
3 Jul 2026Economy & Jobs (General)empathetic“It’s incredibly sad to hear about Coughlans Bakery closing, because of rising national insurance contributions and business rates. The government needs to do more for local businesses in the face of soaring costs. ”↗
3 Jul 2026Social Careangry“Read more here: www.itv.com/news/2026-07... Share your testimony here: survey.yourviewsyourvoice.org”↗
3 Jul 2026Educationangry“...in favour of local authorities in the face of industrial levels of misconduct. We potentially have an epidemic of avoidable child suicide because local authorities are knowingly breaking the law and denying families support. 4/5”↗
3 Jul 2026Educationangry“This corroborates some of over 1200 family testimonies that I have received related to council misconduct across 134 local authorities. It is staggering that the government is seeking to reduce children’s legal SEND rights... 3/5”↗
3 Jul 2026Educationangry“ITV has broadcast shocking footage of council officer misconduct on SEND. I believe this should be investigated whether it constitutes criminal misconduct in public office. 2/5”↗
3 Jul 2026Educationangry““Senior council managers encouraged colleagues to make it difficult for families to access special needs support and laughed about denying help to children with SEND.” 1/5”↗
1 Jul 2026Local Governmentmeasured“The Post Office are currently looking for applicants here so please share: https://runapostoffice.co.uk/branch/horley-post-office-horley-rh6-7af?search_term=horley-surrey. 2/2”↗
1 Jul 2026Local Governmentmeasured“Very sadly Horley Post Office is closing in October because Morrisons are shutting down its Horley store. I am meeting with the Post Office soon to help them find a permanent replacement so there remains an accessible, central location. 1/2”↗
1 Jul 2026Crime & Policingangry“I asked the government what they’re doing to stop discredited concepts obstructing criminal justice, horrifically leaving children at risk of rape and murder.”↗
1 Jul 2026Crime & Policingangry“The court appeared to listen to his allegation of parental alienation syndrome, a discredited concept, over her evidence. The abuser today has unsupervised access to the children. 2/3”↗
1 Jul 2026Crime & Policingempathetic“Trigger warning: domestic and child sexual abuse. My constituent’s husband allegedly sexually assaulted her children before attempting to murder them and her by removing the brake pads from her car. 1/3”↗
1 Jul 2026Defence & Securitymeasured“The prime minister’s statement yesterday morning, ruling out extra borrowing for defence, risks our national defence and our economy. I challenged the government on this. 2/2”↗
1 Jul 2026Tax & Public Financesmeasured“80% of US and UK historic war borrowing has been repaid not through debt repayments, but economic growth. Draghi has urged the EU to borrow for defence research & development to increase economic growth and repay debt, whilst boosting defence. 1/2”↗
30 Jun 2026Local Governmentmeasured“After the most recent incident, I have written again to Surrey County Council, the developer consortium and Surrey Police, urging them to act as soon as possible. Please report any incidents to Surrey County Council, where appropriate, the police and email me at chris.coghlan.mp@parliament.uk. 4/4”↗
30 Jun 2026Local Governmentangry“I am furious that they continue to ignore my appeals, and those of residents, to put in safety measures to prevent further accidents. 3/4”↗
30 Jun 2026Transportmeasured“The junction is needed, but it also needs to be safe. I have raised concerns about the junction’s safety ever since, writing to both the council and the developers several times. 2/4”↗
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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.