Sam Portillo
@samrportillo.bsky.social
Pol comms in Wales. Formerly South Wales Argus and MA News Journalism at Cardiff University. All posts in personal capacity / views mine own!
“I know, on a day like today, people who like politics will try to make this all about politics, about this or that strategy, targeting these voters, responding to that party. No. I am doing this because it is right, because it is fair, and because it is what I believe in.”
Starmer being meta
Starmer being meta
May 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
“I know, on a day like today, people who like politics will try to make this all about politics, about this or that strategy, targeting these voters, responding to that party. No. I am doing this because it is right, because it is fair, and because it is what I believe in.”
Starmer being meta
Starmer being meta
Proud to live in a big and highly respected country
May 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Proud to live in a big and highly respected country
I have been “Riverminded” by CapCut… these features were free before #BlackMirror
May 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I have been “Riverminded” by CapCut… these features were free before #BlackMirror
Just watched this and agree it was exceptional
The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before
The documentarian manages to stay calm and polite as guns are repeatedly pointed at him in the West Bank. Then someone shoves him …
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just watched this and agree it was exceptional
Glad to be Welsh sometimes (most the time)
April 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Glad to be Welsh sometimes (most the time)
Same in Wales please
Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England
Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Same in Wales please
Today I learned you can bet on the next Pope
Next Pope Odds: Who Will Take Over in Vatican After Passing of Pope Francis?
Pope Francis passed away on Monday morning, just hours after his final Easter service. Who will get the nod to replace him in the Vatican next week? Peter Alexis explores the process of electing a new...
www.oddschecker.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today I learned you can bet on the next Pope
I see the latest subject of faux outrage in Wales is tram-trains without toilets. When was the last time you found a train toilet on the London Underground?
April 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I see the latest subject of faux outrage in Wales is tram-trains without toilets. When was the last time you found a train toilet on the London Underground?
Such an impressive and exciting discovery. We're talking about a planet 700 TRILLION miles away.
"The amount we estimate of this gas in the atmosphere is thousands of times higher than what we have on Earth. So, if the association with life is real, this planet will be teeming with life."
"The amount we estimate of this gas in the atmosphere is thousands of times higher than what we have on Earth. So, if the association with life is real, this planet will be teeming with life."
Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b
Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Such an impressive and exciting discovery. We're talking about a planet 700 TRILLION miles away.
"The amount we estimate of this gas in the atmosphere is thousands of times higher than what we have on Earth. So, if the association with life is real, this planet will be teeming with life."
"The amount we estimate of this gas in the atmosphere is thousands of times higher than what we have on Earth. So, if the association with life is real, this planet will be teeming with life."
Voting intention among Brits with/without degree education (April)
With degree
Labour 31%
Conservative 19%
Lib Dem 17%
Reform UK 15%
Greens 7%
Without degree
Reform 29%
Conservative 26%
Labour 19%
Lib Dem 12%
Greens 9%
With degree
Labour 31%
Conservative 19%
Lib Dem 17%
Reform UK 15%
Greens 7%
Without degree
Reform 29%
Conservative 26%
Labour 19%
Lib Dem 12%
Greens 9%
April 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Voting intention among Brits with/without degree education (April)
With degree
Labour 31%
Conservative 19%
Lib Dem 17%
Reform UK 15%
Greens 7%
Without degree
Reform 29%
Conservative 26%
Labour 19%
Lib Dem 12%
Greens 9%
With degree
Labour 31%
Conservative 19%
Lib Dem 17%
Reform UK 15%
Greens 7%
Without degree
Reform 29%
Conservative 26%
Labour 19%
Lib Dem 12%
Greens 9%
% of Brits with a favourable view of… (13/14 April)
Green Party 41% 🟢
Liberal Democrats 36% 🟠
Labour Party 29% 🔴
Reform UK 28% 🟣
Starmer 28% 🔴
Farage 27% 🟣
Davey 24% 🟠
Conservatives 24% 🔵
Rayner 21% 🔴
Badenoch 16% 🔵
Reeves 14% 🔴
Denyer 8% 🟢
Green Party 41% 🟢
Liberal Democrats 36% 🟠
Labour Party 29% 🔴
Reform UK 28% 🟣
Starmer 28% 🔴
Farage 27% 🟣
Davey 24% 🟠
Conservatives 24% 🔵
Rayner 21% 🔴
Badenoch 16% 🔵
Reeves 14% 🔴
Denyer 8% 🟢
April 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
% of Brits with a favourable view of… (13/14 April)
Green Party 41% 🟢
Liberal Democrats 36% 🟠
Labour Party 29% 🔴
Reform UK 28% 🟣
Starmer 28% 🔴
Farage 27% 🟣
Davey 24% 🟠
Conservatives 24% 🔵
Rayner 21% 🔴
Badenoch 16% 🔵
Reeves 14% 🔴
Denyer 8% 🟢
Green Party 41% 🟢
Liberal Democrats 36% 🟠
Labour Party 29% 🔴
Reform UK 28% 🟣
Starmer 28% 🔴
Farage 27% 🟣
Davey 24% 🟠
Conservatives 24% 🔵
Rayner 21% 🔴
Badenoch 16% 🔵
Reeves 14% 🔴
Denyer 8% 🟢
If I see one more politician posting their ChatGPT action figure …
April 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If I see one more politician posting their ChatGPT action figure …
I’m all for football analysis but seeing more and more ridiculous posts like this where people mistake fancy words for thoughtful analysis
Heliocentric attacks 🤣
Heliocentric attacks 🤣
April 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I’m all for football analysis but seeing more and more ridiculous posts like this where people mistake fancy words for thoughtful analysis
Heliocentric attacks 🤣
Heliocentric attacks 🤣
Not quite Glastonbury is it
April 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Not quite Glastonbury is it
Black Mirror, Common People, so so good.
April 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Black Mirror, Common People, so so good.
Can’t believe I predicted the plot of #DoctorWho
April 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Can’t believe I predicted the plot of #DoctorWho
A non-exhaustive, way-too-early experiment of different vote share scenarios and how they would translate into #Senedd seats. Seat projections by @cavendishcymru.bsky.social
A thread 🧵
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
A thread 🧵
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
Senedd seat projections
A Flourish data visualization by Sam Portillo
public.flourish.studio
April 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A non-exhaustive, way-too-early experiment of different vote share scenarios and how they would translate into #Senedd seats. Seat projections by @cavendishcymru.bsky.social
A thread 🧵
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
A thread 🧵
public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
Mario Kart World
Take
My
Money
Take
My
Money
April 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Mario Kart World
Take
My
Money
Take
My
Money
% of party supporters with negative opinion of billionaires (Yougov, 2 April)
Labour 66%
Lib Dem 65%
Reform 33%
Cons 29%
Labour 66%
Lib Dem 65%
Reform 33%
Cons 29%
April 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
% of party supporters with negative opinion of billionaires (Yougov, 2 April)
Labour 66%
Lib Dem 65%
Reform 33%
Cons 29%
Labour 66%
Lib Dem 65%
Reform 33%
Cons 29%
Reposted by Sam Portillo
My Prospect column this month on why disability benefits cuts undermine Labour's "security" narrative.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/696...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/696...
Labour promises security—just not for everyone
Rachel Reeves used to talk about “securonomics”, but the government's benefits cuts will leave millions feeling insecure about their future
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My Prospect column this month on why disability benefits cuts undermine Labour's "security" narrative.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/696...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/696...
I get it, you’re angry… promise to restore your security… my approach not glamorous but how I do business…
The Starmer/McSweeney pitch on immigration (published in the Mail)
The Starmer/McSweeney pitch on immigration (published in the Mail)
March 31, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I get it, you’re angry… promise to restore your security… my approach not glamorous but how I do business…
The Starmer/McSweeney pitch on immigration (published in the Mail)
The Starmer/McSweeney pitch on immigration (published in the Mail)
Befriended a bloke from Caerphilly while descending the Eiffel Tower steps #welshthings
March 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Befriended a bloke from Caerphilly while descending the Eiffel Tower steps #welshthings