Alexandra Topping

@LexyTopping · UK · joined 03 Mar 2009

Political correspondent at the Guardian. Northerner stranded in the South. Long-suffering Evertonian. Views mine alone. Also found at: @lexytopping.bsky.social

13 270Followers

3 571Following

21 636Posts total

7.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views608this account1 005median for 10K–100K

Reach, %4.58%this account3.31%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.27%this account2.01%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	608	1 005	0.60×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	4.58%	3.31%	1.38×
Engagement rate	1.27%	2.01%	0.63×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

5612 Sep

2.3K

1.1K

6083 Sep

265

217

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.36%2 Sep

0.09%

1.28%

0.16%3 Sep

2.69%

1.51%

1.84%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.01%.

What the audience does

Likes83.1%69 in total

Reposts9.6%8 in total

Replies6.0%5 in total

Bookmarks1.2%1 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

Followers by day

4 Sep

Daily snapshots since 04 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

AND PSA! - for anyone over the age of 30, accepting your regular smear invitation remains vital. Think of it as a mini party for your cervix, a celebration of being alive. It could save your life. Over and out 💙 217 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

BUT - vaccination rates are falling and the massive progress we've made is in danger of stalling. HPV vaccine uptake is now just 75% nationally and 60% in London. We can't take the elimination of this entirely defeatable cancer for granted.. 265 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

I was diagnosed with cervical cancer 14 yrs ago, caught in a routine smear. I was so lucky. Doctors got rid of it and I was able to have my two kids. Now there is almost no chance my daughter will ever die from the disease, thanks to the HPV vaccine https://t.co/QAm0Zq7IjA 2K views · 47 likes · 7 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

He's running! 608 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Just buy them all https://t.co/tV1F8SbD81 1.1K views · 11 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

The internet is a very weird place. But nowhere is weirder than Mumsnet https://t.co/TeQrkTAPvr 2.3K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

You have to hand it to the @NewStatesman ...it's had a absolutely banging run of covers in recent months 👏 561 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →