Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @matt_hfoster
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
49
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-13
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
11 years
Summarization
Matt Foster is leaving his current job to take on a new, undisclosed role in September. He is expressing his gratitude to Rachel Janet Wolf and Daisy Meylands, while Daniel Orchard, Thanassi Douglas and Political Science Pick are conducting research on Special Advisors through SAGE Publishing. Matt Foster and Andrew McDonald have created the Politico homepage and Matt is thankful to those that have helped him bring kinship care into the public view. His colleagues, Sam Alvis, and Twitter followers are offering him congratulations on his new job.
Topic Modeling
- Personal congratulations and congratulations on new role
- Research and publishing
- Politics and policymaking
- Campaigns and lobbying jobs
- Social media interaction
Emotional Analysis
The sentiment expressed in these tweets is overwhelmingly positive, with congratulations, excitement, and admiration being the most common emotions. People are congratulating Matt on his new role, expressing gratitude for his work, and wishing him luck. Some are also expressing admiration for his colleagues and offering congratulations to Sam for his new role. Overall, these tweets reflect a strong sense of support and celebration for Matt and Sam.
Trend Analysis
- Congratulatory messages for Matt Foster in response to his new job
- Research about SpAds
- UK Political news
- Creating a Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology
- Kinship Care Campaigns
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
12
Percentage of total tweets
24%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
49
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
32
Percentage of total tweets
65%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
1
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
2
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 19 |
Twitter Web App | 19 |
Twitter for Android | 5 |
TweetDeck | 3 |
TweetDeck Web App | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
Jack_Blanchard_ | Jack Blanchard | UK Editor, POLITICO //Founder, London Playbook email //Co-host, Westminster Insider podcast //Sign up here: https://t.co/ktbFDvUfaH… | 39,760 |
e_casalicchio | Emilio Casalicchio | POLITICO Playbook PM Editor. Message me tips, coffee invites and weird Bitcoin bot offers. ecasalicchio@politico.co.uk | 13,708 |
matt_hfoster | Matt Honeycombe-Foster | U.K. News Editor, @POLITICOEurope. Launched London Influence newsletter.Email: mhfoster (at) politico (dot) co (dot) uk. | 11,046 |
LouisMMCoiffait | Louis Coiffait-Gunn💙💛 | Director of Policy & Public Affairs @PublishersAssoc. Governor @worcester_uni + a @TowerHamletsNow school. @lcoiffaitgunn@mstdn.social | 8,056 |
BenGartside | Ben Gartside | Senior Reporter @theipaper | Previously @Telebusiness. Email me: Ben.Gartside@inews.co.uk. | 7,892 |
NewsAnnabelle | Annabelle Dickson | Inhabits Westminster for @PoliticoEurope. Senior political correspondent and Sunday Cruncher. https://t.co/TbetGSp9K5 | 6,022 |
richard_kaputt | Richard Wheeler | @PA parliamentary editor. @LincolnCity_FC supporter. Staying there after everyone else has gone... Email: richard.wheeler@pa.media | 6,006 |
NifS | Jennifer-Anne Scott | Sky News political reporter, ex-BBC Online/Radio 4/Regions, Nottingham Post and tech hack. Likes music heavy, wine dry and men long haired... (she/her) | 5,793 |
molynj_twtr | Charles Julian | Politically homeless. Not a fan of Boris Johnson (The Disgraced Former Prime Minister). Retweets are not endorsements. | 5,232 |
stephanfaris | Stephan Faris | Enterprise Editor @PoliticoEurope, co-founder once upon a time of @decastories. @stephanfaris@journa.host | 4,759 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
LouisMMCoiffait | Louis Coiffait-Gunn💙💛 | Director of Policy & Public Affairs @PublishersAssoc. Governor @worcester_uni + a @TowerHamletsNow school. @lcoiffaitgunn@mstdn.social | 8,264 |
molynj_twtr | Charles Julian | Politically homeless. Not a fan of Boris Johnson (The Disgraced Former Prime Minister). Retweets are not endorsements. | 5,661 |
paperdispatch | Alona Ferber | Editor @NS_Spotlight, special projects @NewStatesman | Tweets on UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism | Sign up to my Substack: https://t.co/sDXXXXmCe2 | 4,648 |
Iana_Vee | Iana Vidal | Policy geek, Soft Life disciple, long-suffering Spurs supporter, trypophobic. Views my own. She/her. #TeamONegative 🇩🇲 🐝 | 4,095 |
matt_hfoster | Matt Honeycombe-Foster | U.K. News Editor, @POLITICOEurope. Launched London Influence newsletter.Email: mhfoster (at) politico (dot) co (dot) uk. | 3,989 |
NewsAnnabelle | Annabelle Dickson | Inhabits Westminster for @PoliticoEurope. Senior political correspondent and Sunday Cruncher. https://t.co/TbetGSp9K5 | 3,621 |
lauratownshend | Laura Townshend | 👩💻 Work with purpose-driven people and organisations. Love 🏊♀️ rivers and 🥾 mountains. | 3,399 |
TaliFraser | Tali Fraser | Writing interviews and features for @TheHouseMag. Previously Mail on Sunday + @spectator. Very Mancunian but don’t sound it. 📧 below for freelance commissions | 3,179 |
Jack_Blanchard_ | Jack Blanchard | UK Editor, POLITICO //Founder, London Playbook email //Co-host, Westminster Insider podcast //Sign up here: https://t.co/ktbFDvUfaH… | 2,738 |
BenGartside | Ben Gartside | Senior Reporter @theipaper | Previously @Telebusiness. Email me: Ben.Gartside@inews.co.uk. | 2,517 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
SamAlvis2 | Green Economy @GreenAllianceUKAssociate Fellow @IPPRCouncil @ChathamHouseSchool Governor & Bristol Museums TrusteeEx- @UKLabour. @BristolBears ultra 🐻 | 2 |
richard_kaputt | @PA parliamentary editor. @LincolnCity_FC supporter. Staying there after everyone else has gone... Email: richard.wheeler@pa.media | 2 |
LouisMMCoiffait | Director of Policy & Public Affairs @PublishersAssoc. Governor @worcester_uni + a @TowerHamletsNow school. @lcoiffaitgunn@mstdn.social | 2 |
VictoriaParrett | Call me Vic. Northerner in London, working in Public Affairs @RenewableUK. Personal account - all views my own | 2 |
9andrewmcdonald | In London for @POLITICOEurope. Personal views obvs. 🏴 email me amcdonald@politico.co.uk or DM | 1 |
gallardo_ortega | Foreign affairs and defence reporter at @POLITICOEurope.Ex @ResFortnight & @EFEnoticias. Wrote for @El_Pais. Tips: cgallardo@politico.co.uk DM for ProtonMail | 1 |
ben_greenstone | Running @TasoAdvisory. Previously: advising ministers @DCMS & @LUHC. | 1 |
cwjohn | Retired research scientist. This feed spans everything I take an interest in, often sarcastic or ironic. Overlaps with @JohnMHancock and @Chartwatchmaguk 🇬🇧 | 1 |
deanbullen | - | 1 |
e_casalicchio | POLITICO Playbook PM Editor. Message me tips, coffee invites and weird Bitcoin bot offers. ecasalicchio@politico.co.uk | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625418121770041345 | Where do SpAds go? Research by Daniel Orchard, @ThanassiGouglas, & @PolSciPick via @SAGE_Publishing and @matt_hfoster #academic #research #publishing #policy #politics #lobbying #careers https://t.co/RPanOCOZ5G https://t.co/tl0X4ym12L | 5 |
1626210385006063617 | Before any klaxon emoji I'd like to clarify this was not a self-referral to @matt_hfoster But very excited for Sept. It'll be a hectic run in to a *insert best guess date* general election. Really grateful to @racheljanetwolf & @daisymeylands to allow me the break first https://t.co/IsV5N2uvNK | 3 |
1625072683636457474 | @matt_hfoster You forgot ‘drink athletic greens’ 🥦 | 1 |
1625886813704290304 | @matt_hfoster omg that’s so exciting!! Congrats 🥳 | 0 |
1626167593202491393 | @matt_hfoster Congrats on the new role! And a huge thanks for your help bringing issues like kinship care to a wider audience through the campaign corner in Influence. How will you ever fill your time if you're not constantly asking about lobbying job moves on Twitter? | 0 |
1626150208370270212 | Was reminded of the sheer churn at the top recently, @instituteforgov via @matt_hfoster @politico https://t.co/5xrldvSVE6 https://t.co/I8N6DlslvP | 0 |
1625929466391281664 | @matt_hfoster End of an era! Congrats on the new gig Matt. | 0 |
1625921342569603081 | @matt_hfoster Congratulations! | 0 |
1625887036841377793 | @matt_hfoster Congrats Matt! | 0 |
1625879614663917569 | @matt_hfoster Congrats on the new role! | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1626210385006063617 | Before any klaxon emoji I'd like to clarify this was not a self-referral to @matt_hfoster But very excited for Sept. It'll be a hectic run in to a *insert best guess date* general election. Really grateful to @racheljanetwolf & @daisymeylands to allow me the break first https://t.co/IsV5N2uvNK | 71 |
1625418121770041345 | Where do SpAds go? Research by Daniel Orchard, @ThanassiGouglas, & @PolSciPick via @SAGE_Publishing and @matt_hfoster #academic #research #publishing #policy #politics #lobbying #careers https://t.co/RPanOCOZ5G https://t.co/tl0X4ym12L | 5 |
1627971908829343747 | Want a quick catch-up on what is moving in the U.K. each day? The Politico homepage is now the place to go thanks to the dream team of @matt_hfoster and @9andrewmcdonald | 3 |
1625107161629048833 | Always a pleasure to talk to @matt_hfoster and @POLITICOEurope.The creation of a dedicated Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is great news, both for policymaking in the UK and for innovative tech companies looking to engage. Ping me if you'd like to discuss! https://t.co/30NqtRibo6 | 2 |
1625874016194920449 | @matt_hfoster That’s dead exciting Matt, congrats on the new job | 2 |
1626214699682390016 | @SamAlvis2 @matt_hfoster @racheljanetwolf @daisymeylands Great gig Sam - huge well done. I’m a big fan of Public First. | 1 |
1625887036841377793 | @matt_hfoster Congrats Matt! | 1 |
1626167593202491393 | @matt_hfoster Congrats on the new role! And a huge thanks for your help bringing issues like kinship care to a wider audience through the campaign corner in Influence. How will you ever fill your time if you're not constantly asking about lobbying job moves on Twitter? | 1 |
1625929466391281664 | @matt_hfoster End of an era! Congrats on the new gig Matt. | 1 |
1625921342569603081 | @matt_hfoster Congratulations! | 1 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#academic | 2 |
#research | 2 |
#publishing | 2 |
#policy | 2 |
#politics | 2 |
#lobbying | 2 |
#careers | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@matt_hfoster | 49 |
@racheljanetwolf | 11 |
@daisymeylands | 11 |
@samalvis2 | 10 |
@bengartside | 4 |
@9andrewmcdonald | 4 |
@estwebber | 3 |
@newsannabelle | 2 |
@gallardo_ortega | 2 |
@shawnpogatchnik | 2 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
14
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🥦 | 2 | broccoli |
🥸 | 1 | disguised_face |
💻 | 1 | laptop |
👇 | 1 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
❤️ | 1 | red_heart |
🥳 | 1 | partying_face |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 3 |
Food & Drink | 2 |
Objects | 1 |
People & Body | 1 |