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Every substantive Bluesky post by Joe Powell, classified for substance and tone — each links out to the original on Bluesky. Back to the MP page.

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@joepowell.bsky.social
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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
  • Nigel Farage13
  • Lime5
Most supports
  • Labour government8
  • Government8
  • Andy Burnham6
Top topics
  • MP & Parliament30 postsneutral
  • Defence & Security8 postsneutral
  • Culture & Community6 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
14 May 2026Health & NHScelebratory“The UK economy is growing and NHS waiting lists are falling in Kensington & Bayswater! Waiting lists are already coming down locally, and eight GP surgeries across Kensington & Bayswater will receive refurbishment funding to help improve local healthcare services.”↗
7 May 2026MP & Parliamentmeasured“Time is running out… polls close in just two and a half hours across Westminster and RBKC”↗
6 May 2026Educationcelebratory“This Government is increasing investment & support for Best Start Family Hubs across the country, taking the best lessons from Sure Start that have proven to have such lasting impacts. It was a travesty Sure Start was abolished by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition gov, but I'm delighted that's now changed.”↗
6 May 2026Educationcelebratory“Huge thanks to Sadia Ramzan, Esther Munro and the whole team for the warm welcome, and for the vital work you do supporting parents and children across the community.”↗
6 May 2026Educationcelebratory“It was brilliant to see the Stay & Play session in action and to meet the dedicated staff and partner practitioners delivering joined‑up support for families from pregnancy through the early years.”↗
6 May 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“A great visit to Holmfield House Family Hub on Golborne Road last week - a welcoming, supportive space doing fantastic work with local families.”↗
5 May 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“Great to visit Sheraine and the team at the Response Community Project in Earl's Court. Grassroots organisations like this really are the pillars of our community, and the £1.8m from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk and The National Lottery will mean the Loved and Wanted programme can continue to thrive”↗
3 May 2026Educationcelebratory“with additional support from the government helping it expand even further. Huge thanks to everyone at the school, and to the wonderful children, for such a warm welcome.”↗
3 May 2026Educationcelebratory“A brilliant visit to St Francis of Assisi this week, an amazing school with dedicated, caring teachers and staff who do so much for their pupils and our community. It was great to see the breakfast club in action, making a real difference for children and families -”↗
1 May 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“As Chair of Labour Friends of Morocco I'm proud of the excellent British-Moroccan candidates standing in local elections in Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster on 7 May. Have a listen to some of their priorities, and the progress we're making on strengthening the UK-Morocco partnership.”↗
1 May 2026Housing & Planningcelebratory“From today, over 26,000 renters in Kensington & Bayswater have stronger rights. ❌ No more no-fault evictions 💸 Limits on rent increases 💰 No bidding wars 🐾 Easier to have pets ✅ Applying the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector 💪🏻 Improving Council enforcement powers & much, much more”↗
26 Apr 2026Health & NHScelebratory“I'm proud to support Lorraine and this life-saving campaign for a greater understanding of this disease and to improve the outcomes for those diagnosed with it.”↗
26 Apr 2026Health & NHSmeasured“Great to join my constituent Dr Lorraine Connolly in Parliament this week and to discuss the vital importance of the Lobular Moon Shot Project. 22 women are diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Breast cancer every day in the UK, but there is still not a specific treatment to save lives.”↗
24 Apr 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“My survey is still open if you want to take part - you can do so you can do so here actionnetwork.org/forms/safer-...”↗
24 Apr 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“We heard lots of powerful testimonies, and I'll be using the contributions from this event (plus my local survey) to tell the government what our community thinks should be done to keep kids safe online. This is one of the most important questions of our time so I encourage everyone to participate.”↗
24 Apr 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“Last week I welcomed Secretary of State for Technology, Liz Kendall MP, to All Saints Catholic College in North Kensington to hear from young people, teachers and families about the proposed social media ban for under 16s.”↗
23 Apr 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“We have the right plan: reforming the energy market to protect consumers; decoupling renewables from the price of gas; and doubling down on investment in homegrown clean energy. The Conservatives, Reforms and even the Greens are opposing this plan.”↗
23 Apr 2026Energy & Net Zeromeasured“This government is protecting people in the short-term, and making the right long-term decisions to secure our energy independence and bring down bills.”↗
23 Apr 2026Culture & Communitycelebratory“Happy St George’s Day! 🌹 Today is a chance to celebrate our history and the values that bring us together. And a good excuse to pop into Cockney's and catch up on our campaign to save one of the last remaining Pie and Mash shops in West London.”↗
22 Apr 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“And it passed! We’ve served notice to these companies, and I look forward to communities taking control of their own high streets.”↗
22 Apr 2026Local Governmentangry“My message to Admiral and Silvertime: We don’t want your slot machine casinos in our community. End of. Yesterday I was proud to support an amendment that I’ve long campaigned for - to give local communities more power to object to multiple gambling premises causing serious cumulative harm.”↗
21 Apr 2026Local Governmentmeasured“For too long, gambling companies have been allowed to take over high streets and harm our communities. That changes today. Tonight we'll be voting to give more power to local communities and to halt the gambling takeover.”↗
17 Apr 2026Educationcelebratory“... and allowing our schools to put resources into other places that need it. A healthy and nutritious breakfast before school starts is so important, and breakfast clubs give parents and families that extra bit of time in the morning too.”↗
17 Apr 2026Educationcelebratory“I was delighted to visit Ark Brunel this week where I got to speak to kids and staff about their free breakfast club - and to see it in action! We now have seven government-supported school-based breakfast clubs in our community which is brilliant news - saving parents up to £450 a year...”↗
16 Apr 2026Local Governmentcelebratory“RBKC officers have recommended this site is refused at today's committee hearing, which shows public pressure can work. But we must also change the law, which is why I am backing the introduction of Gambling Cumulative Impact Assessments as an amendment to the Devolution Bill next week.”↗
16 Apr 2026Local Governmentmeasured“Amazing to see such a big community turnout for the campaign against Silvertime expanding into a former bank site opposite Earl's Court station, including human rights advocate Bianca Jagger. We must stop the takeover of our high streets by slot machines and casinos.”↗
14 Apr 2026Health & NHScelebratory“Thanks to the Health Minister for backing my calls for the ICB to start engaging seriously with residents and community groups so we can finally restore better palliative and end of life care options.”↗
14 Apr 2026Health & NHSmeasured“It's a tragedy for North Kensington and the surrounding area that the much-loved Pembridge Hospice has been closed to inpatients for several years now. The new West-North London ICB should act urgently to locate new enhanced care beds in areas of need, such as at Pembridge in North Ken.”↗
13 Apr 2026Technology & Digitalmeasured“...that can cause so much harm. On Wednesday I’ll be hosting a major community meeting on a social media ban - email me if you want to come. 📧 Joe.Powell.MP@parliament.uk”↗
13 Apr 2026Technology & Digitalcelebratory“Matthew Bergman’s work will go down in history as the lawyer who took on the social media giants and won. Inspiring to meet the lawyer today who has given hope to parents and children everywhere that the biggest companies in the world will be held accountable for deliberately addictive design...”↗
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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.