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Journalist Owen Jones has gone to Gorton and Denton to check the political waters before next week’s keenly-anticipated by-election. And we mention him because of this particular exchange which has just gone viral for reasons that will surely become obvious. It’s a vote who said she knew one thing – she wouldn’t be voting Green […] The post This woman’s unexpected reason for not voting Green is the most gloriously British thing you’ll see this week appeared first on The Poke.

We hope you’ve been enjoying the Winter Olympics as much as we have (which is to say, a lot). But here was a moment we missed but might already be our favourite 15 seconds of the games. It’s one particular speed skating contest which went right down to the wire in the most spectacular – […] The post You surely won’t see a funnier photo finish at the Winter Olympics or any race, anywhere appeared first on The Poke.

You do not need to be a football fan to be aware of the shocking on-field scenes this week after a plane was allegedly racist abused in the UEFA Champions League Vinícius Júnior and his Real Madrid teammates appeared ready to walk off after Benfica’s Gianluca said something to him while covering his mouth. pic.twitter.com/PaAUQz8xdG […] The post This sports presenter’s blistering take on racism in football after the latest on-field outrage is an important, essential watch appeared first on The Poke.

The human brain is a strange thing, capable of everything from figuring out quantum mechanics to telling your body how to do a handspring double front flip in gymnastics. But it’s also able to do more annoying feats too, like never let you forget the most useless of things. Over on the AskUK subreddit, OpenCantaloupe4790 […] The post ‘Is there something you heard/saw/read once that now lives rent-free in your head?’ – 21 annoyingly unforgettable experiences appeared first on The Poke.

Unprecedented breaking news today that the Andrew formally known as Prince has been arrested by police on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – celebrating (kind of) his 66th birthday today – was arrested by police investigating the former prince’s dealings with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince, who […] The post Whoever did this week’s especially on-point Private Eye cover, take the rest of the week off appeared first on The Poke.

You may have seen the minor social media frenzy playing out over the last few days in which the same people who screech about the size of poppies and the labelling of chocolate egg boxes have been losing their shit over public figures and their holy season posts. It's now the season for weirdo fake […] The post This hilariously sarcastic and well-informed Bedford Council comeback is a masterclass in handling bigots appeared first on The Poke.

With Nigel Farage all over the headlines this week – well, at least until the Andrew formally known as Prince was arrested – it was only natural that this magnificent own from back in the day should go viral all over again. It was deleted but thank goodness has now been restored in all its […] The post This magnificent own of Nigel Farage went missing but has since been restored for your viewing pleasure and it’s brilliant appeared first on The Poke.

You’ll remember the furore – and quite right too, obviously – that greeted the meme posted by Donald Trump which featured Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. We mention it again because it was shared on Trump’s Truth Social account, which White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has just been talking about. Specifically, precisely who […] The post People reckon Karoline Leavitt just dropped Donald Trump right in it and the satisfaction was off the scale appeared first on The Poke.

America’s vice president JD Vance took time out from raiding his boss’s make-up box to launch a predictably personal attack on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Democratic congresswoman is many people’s bet to run for president in 2028 and Vance – who might very well be in the running himself if Trump lets him – appears to […] The post JD Vance said all AOC does is ‘mouth slogans someone else gives to her’ and it backfired to spectacular effect appeared first on The Poke.

The Daily Telegraph has never been a terribly liberal publication, but its slide from traditional one-nation conservatism to batshit, frothing, anti-woke rage-bait has been something to behold in the last few years. And now it seems they’ve reached their peak (or nadir), with an op-ed by Angus Colwell entitled ‘In Defence of Child Labour’. Seriously! […] The post What the Dickens?! The Telegraph have published an article entitled ‘In Defence of Child Labour’ and it’s beyond self-parody appeared first on The Poke.