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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.

Bluesky activity · last 60 days
@chriscoghlanmp.bsky.social
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Most criticises
  • government7
  • local authorities5
  • Government5
Most supports
  • Liberal Democrats4
  • Ed Davey4
Top topics
  • Education27 postscritical
  • Defence & Security13 postscritical
  • Local Government10 postsneutral
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23 Apr 2026Utilities & WatermeasuredThe drains have now been cleared, inspected, and measures put in place to stop tree roots causing further blockages. This should have been resolved sooner, but I’m glad it’s now been fixed. 2/2
23 Apr 2026Utilities & WatermeasuredFlooding into people’s homes in Fetcham has been fixed after local councillors and I pushed Thames Water to act. Blocked drains caused sewage to back up, and residents were ignored for years by Thames Water and Surrey Highways, with both passing blame to each other. 1/2
22 Apr 2026Utilities & WatercelebratoryReally pleased Betchworth Water Tower is back in service, ahead of schedule and after £600k of work by SES. I asked SES to fix the tower after people told me about frequent water outages at a village hall event. Thank you to SES.
21 Apr 2026Defence & SecuritymeasuredThey agreed that the current situation in the Middle East should not be used to finance Putin. 2/2
21 Apr 2026Defence & SecurityangryOn Friday the United States agreed to extend the partial lift on sanctions on Russian oil exports. I asked the government if they agree that this decision helps Russia fund their illegal and murderous war in Ukraine, working directly against national security interests. 1/2
21 Apr 2026MP & ParliamentmeasuredThis is an opportunity to discuss local issues, share your views and connect with neighbours. Whether you have something specific to raise or just want to be part of the conversation, I’d be very glad to see you there. 2/2
20 Apr 2026EducationmeasuredOur next SEND parent/carer support coffee morning will be on Monday 27th of April at Horley Community Centre between 10 - 12:00pm. I look forward to seeing you all there.
16 Apr 2026Culture & CommunitymeasuredHorley Arts Festival are hosting some great events between the 16th and 28th of April www.horleysurrey-tc.gov.uk/events
16 Apr 2026Educationangry If the government wants to know what SEND parents think about cuts to their children’s rights they simply need to watch this. 3/3
16 Apr 2026EducationmeasuredI’m very grateful that the Minister came to Dorking, and I think she is serious about SEND reform, but she must listen to parents and finally act on Surrey’s routine lawbreaking. 2/3
16 Apr 2026EducationangryAt my SEND coffee morning, covered on ITV, parents expressed a wave of anger about cuts to their children’s legal protections from Local Authority misconduct and Surrey County Council’s lawbreaking to the School’s Minister Georgia Gould. This included a mum whose daughter lost her life. 1/3
9 Apr 2026Energy & Net ZeromeasuredI asked the government how they plan to boost credit, raise research and development, and grow the economy. I will also be meeting with the Minister to discuss this further. 2/2
9 Apr 2026EnvironmentmeasuredGreen innovation offers hope to tackle climate change without lowering living standards. Research from Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion and John Van Reenen shows that green firms are short of credit. 1/2
7 Apr 2026Defence & Securitymeasured...to upgrade UK GDP forecasts by £11bn a year. Increasing defence r&d can both address our economic stagnation and defend our country in a turbulent world. 2/2 www.thetimes.com/article/2237...
7 Apr 2026Defence & SecuritymeasuredThe Times is reporting EY findings that increased defence spending could raise GDP by £30bn a year. In the 2025 Spring Statement the Chancellor used academic research I’d suggested from London Business School’s Paolo Surico on defence research and development... 1/2
7 Apr 2026EducationangryThis apparent manipulation will only damage parents’ trust further who are already worried that the government is weakening their children’s SEND legal rights. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i... 2/2
7 Apr 2026EducationangryI’m deeply disturbed that the Law Gazette has reported that Labour MPs have received suggestions to tell the Education Secretary that there is ‘relief’ from parents that the government is strengthening support in response to the current consultation on the SEND White Paper. 1/2
7 Apr 2026TransportmeasuredAdd your name to the petition here: www.chriscoghlan.org/petitio.../b...
7 Apr 2026TransportmeasuredDorking is only 21 miles from London, yet it takes an hour to travel there by train. 1,900 people signed my petition calling for a fast train and in response, South Western Railway said they will look into it. I will also be meeting with the Rail Minister to discuss this further.
31 Mar 2026Defence & Securitymeasuredfor the new Defence Security and Resilience Bank to improve this. I’m pleased to see that multilateral negotiations are now going ahead giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... . 2/2
31 Mar 2026Defence & SecuritymeasuredThe UK is the third highest defence spender in NATO, but our actual defence capability and output suggests otherwise. I asked the Chancellor to join Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls for the UK to participate in charter negotiations... 1/2
27 Mar 2026TransportmeasuredNext month I’ll be writing to the Conservative run Surrey County Council about this. Fill out my pothole experience survey: digitallibdems.typeform.com/to/KXSFymh1 . Report potholes here: tellus.surreycc.gov.uk. 2/2
27 Mar 2026Local GovernmentempatheticThe pothole by Debbie’s house was filled last month but is already disintegrating. A new one has appeared next to it. Like many, she is sick of spending a fortune in council tax for pothole-ridden roads. 1/2
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.