Bijal Patel

No legal basis. No clear objective. No exit. And much of Britain’s political class spent the week calling Starmer a coward for noticing. Latest substack from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalland…

It’s being said a lot that the shadow of Iraq is hanging over Keir Starmer and the Labour Party during this Iran crisis. It absolutely should. What’s remarkable is how little much of the British media and the rest of politics seem to be thinking about it at all, or learning its lessons. Those lessons are far deeper and broader than the danger of boots on the ground.

Very clear that the Trump administration doesn't have a plan & can barely state what their objectives are in a press conference, and yet they have still gone ahead and launched a major war, without even bothering to inform their allies, who are now dealing with the consequences.

The number of commentators/journalists salivating at blaming Starmer for ruining the “special relationship” is genuinely pathetic If anyone ruined it- if it even really exists- here’s a reminder of who did it.

Sky News presenter @KamaliMelbourne weighs in on a video shared online by the White House of the Obamas, which has sparked outrage after featuring imagery widely condemned as racist. Read more: news.sky.com/story/i-didnt-…

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Historic: Zohran Mamdani became the first NYC mayor to take his oath of office where the Ninja Turtles live. Millennials have officially taken power.

Our 10th studio album Cabin In The Sky, now available to stream and download! Cover artwork by Hebru Brantley. Production by DJ Premier, Supa Dave West, Pete Rock and features by Killer Mike, Yukimi from Little Dragon, Common, Nas and Black Thought. ☁️🏠⛅️ de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the-s…

Karoline Leavitt told Brits to watch GB News and managed the unlikely feat of uniting the whole of the UK thepoke.com/2025/11/10/kar…

D’Angelo was one of a kind. As a pioneer in neo-soul, he inspired a generation of singers, and helped shape music today. Michelle and I are thinking of his family, and all those who loved and admired him. nytimes.com/2025/10/14/art…

The sound. The spirit. The soul. D’Angelo’s music will echo forever, and his legacy will never fade. 📸: Thierry LeGoues

People need reflection. I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius. Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making space during a time when no similar space really existed. You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other. It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests. Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King.

What a tremendous loss. His music will continue to be a timeless masterpiece. RIP to one of the greats 🙏🏾#dangelo

D’Angelo made three albums with no skips. That man is a legend. And for those of us who were in our early adulthood during that neo-Soul era, this one hit especially hard.

They call it peace, but for the Palestinians, it risks to be Apartheid at its worst. All eyes must remain on Palestine. People of the world, do not look away now. As the legacy of Nelson Mandela reminds us, no one is free until everyone is free.

The question that so offended the White House: : “Is it appropriate, President Trump, that a president in office should be engaged in so much business activity?”

“Do not insult us by calling this a humanitarian crisis. Do not dignify this by calling it a war... This is genocide.” Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union, gave a speech about the suffering in Gaza and the “silence” of the world on Wednesday.

Nigel Farage's greatest magic trick is breaking Britain and then convincing the public that he's the solution to a 'Broken Britain'.

For a man who fashions himself a free speech martyr, Mr. Farage seems most at home with Putin and the autocrats of the world. In Congress he testified freely, calling the UK an “authoritarian” regime but left before all Members could question him so he could be on his TV show!

#Gaza is at a breaking point. I've just seen it myself.   @WFP operates in conflict zones all over the world. Families in Gaza are starving—and we know how to deliver at scale.   We must revive our network of 200+ food distribution points, community kitchens & bakeries ASAP.