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We don’t write so much about Mick Lynch as we did back in the day when the former rail trade union leader (he retired in March) used to cross swords with Piers Morgan and the like. But now he’s given up the day job it doesn’t mean he’s vanished from our screens, and this particular […] The post Mick Lynch boiled down all that’s wrong with Farage’s Reform UK to its very essence and it was brilliantly done appeared first on The Poke.

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the stuff that’s made us laugh over on Threads. We like to think there’s a little something for everyone, so why not dive right in. If you see something you like, show it a bit of love. 1. View on Threads 2. View on Threads 3. View on Threads […] The post 25 Funniest Threads Posts to Give Your Day a Lift appeared first on The Poke.

In the world of football punditry, we reckon there is Ian Wright and then there is basically everyone else, so good is he at what he does. And it’s not just when there’s a game on that the former Arsenal and England man nails it. He’s also just done it before a ball has even […] The post Ian Wright just totally nailed all that’s wrong with Donald Trump’s World Cup before a ball has been kicked and had the entire internet cheering appeared first on The Poke.

Breaking up is hard to do. Getting broken up with is harder. Especially when the dumpee gets blindsided. But some breakups are worse than others. All of this came to light recently when Redditor u/SinInHerVoice offered up this prompt on AskReddit: Breakup excuses that deserve a public hearing. What’s the most unhinged excuse you’ve been […] The post People have been sharing the ‘most unhinged breakup excuse’ they’ve ever been given – 17 jaw-dropping reasons people got the elbow appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump’s big night out at the NBA finals game three, between the NY Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, obviously wasn’t the thrill-a-minute occasion he was expecting, if scenes like this are anything to go by. WOW. Trump fell asleep at MSG during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. They don’t call him Sleepy […] The post Donald Trump insists the loud booing at the NBA finals was actually enthusiastic cheers, if you were wondering just how delusional Tangerine Grandpa is today appeared first on The Poke.

A week and a bit to go until the Makerfield by-election, which looks set to decide not just who the constituency’s next MP is but the path of politics in the UK for the next generation or so. No pressure, voters! Reform UK’s candidate Robert Kenyon, it’s fair to say, wasn’t overly impressive on Question […] The post Robert Kenyon’s Andy Burnham ‘gotcha’ didn’t go entirely to plan and said so much more about him than it did his Labour rival appeared first on The Poke.

To the studios of BBC2’s Newsnight now, where in the continuing absence of Nigel Farage, presenter Victoria Derbyshire was keen to ask Reform UK-er Laila Cunningham about that undeclared £5m gift. In particular, what Farage has been up to since his bounty was revealed, and why if the money was for security the Reform UK […] The post Victoria Derbyshire’s takedown of Reform UK-er Laila Cunningham over the incredible disappearing Nigel Farage is a masterclass in this sort of thing appeared first on The Poke.

It’s only Tuesday, obviously, but it’s hard to believe we’re going to write about something more purely enjoyable than Hugh Laurie’s brilliant response to a woman who belatedly came across his American medical drama House and, it’s fair to say, wasn’t overly impressed. Just in case, like Janet Murray, you are late to the party, […] The post Hugh Laurie just followed up his hilarious takedown of an unimpressed House viewer and made the whole thing even better appeared first on The Poke.

It’s no secret that Tommy Robinson has a high opinion of himself, seeing himself as some kind of saviour of western civilization. Obviously his ego is inflated by having the support of Elon Musk, and there are allegations of a bit of *ahem* chemical assistance, too – which are unproven. So it’s not really a […] The post Tommy Robinson has ‘made’ a cringey AI movie trailer casting ‘himself’ as a Roman military leader – 17 one-star reviews appeared first on The Poke.

As the Makerfield by-election approaches, almost all the attention has been on the Labour and Reform UK candidates, Andy Burnham and Robert Kenyon, who are the two most likely to win the seat. We suspect most people couldn’t name the Conservative candidate (Michael Winstanley), but his leader Kemi Badenoch has been out there touting a […] The post The Tories announced they’d abolish business rates for thousands of premises, and 14 years of Tory government entered the chat appeared first on The Poke.