The JSPrice Perception

'Globalism', as portrayed to our left is under threat as United States moving swiftly towards isolation It appears Donald Trump has killed off 'globalism' as we know it. Since winning the US election over 18 months ago, he has single-handedly managed to peeve off his neighbours, declare trade wars with Europe and China, and increase tensions in the Middle East - as if the latter wasn't tense enough. In the process, he has appeared to make good friends with North Korea, the nation governed by a shameless dictatorship who, only months ago, was testing nuclear weapons across the Pacific. It's quite remarkable. And as if that doesn't officially kill off 'globalism' in the United States, the President has decided to pull his country out of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, citing the organisation's apparent ill-treatment of Israel. This is happening while the wife of Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently on trial, accused of fraud , p...

Theresa May, a keen Swiss tourist as seen above, has big EU decisions to make (Image: Daily Mirror) I have just come back from a long weekend away in Switzerland - Geneva to be exact. And what a beautiful city it is too. It is rich in architecture, scenery, chocolate and history. However, what attracted to me most about the city was its simplicity. Simplicity is a theme across many European cities. I can say exactly the same for any city I've visited in Scandinavia and Western Europe. Cities like Geneva do not need to try hard to attract tourists. You can easily argue Geneva is in a privileged position, as it houses the United Nations headquarters the natural home for the global community. This may be an easy publicity win for the city's tourism board, yet the real reason why tourists visit there is because of a fountain. I left Switzerland with a topical question in my mind: why can't we - the UK - be more like them? The UK is notorious for being the opposite of d...

Seeing both sides of Owen Jones The local elections in England, which took place nearly two weeks previous, feels like a life time ago. Reflecting on it now, I still don't think I'll see anything like it, with so much raw emotional opinions about potholes, GP appointments and housing developments. Can you imagine, the fear of drivers in cars, plodding on bumpy A-roads, travelling miles on end for an available doctor and being outraged over so-called affordable homes built on Greenfield sites. I wish I was telling the truth, but this definitely wasn't the case if you saw the national outlook. It was portrayed as an opportunity for the larger political parties to flex their muscles, looking to target councils they were convinced they're going to win. It became apparent that Labour really needed to control councils in London, the Conservatives wanted to use this campaign period as their 'annual report' delivered by the English public, while the Liberal Democ...

Carwyn Jones (Image: Daily Express) Farewell, Carwyn Jones. The Labour Assembly Member (AM) of Bridgend has decided he will no longer be Wales's First Minister, a role he's taken up since 2009. He will say his final goodbyes to this job he's had for the past nine years in September in order to prioritise on family . His announcement, which was made during the Welsh Labour Spring Conference, came as a surprise to many. Some may have linked this resignation to the news surrounding the death of a Labour AM, Carl Sargeant , however, that's pure speculation at this point. Mr Jones has led his party to two successful Assembly elections, in 2011 and 2016, and departs as First Minister with a decent track record. Police forces has seen greater relationships with local communities resulting in more crimes being reported when in places like in London, such relations have reached breaking point. Wales's economy has grown more quickly compared to the other nations ...

Obesity crisis reaches breaking point in the UK (Image: The Independent) We always have an urge to combat a battle of some kind. Not all of them involve bombing one another, thankfully. Putting international frictions aside, world leaders are largely united in facing certain challenges surrounding nature, global poverty, corruption and wildlife. By being part of organisations and treaties where they can discuss ways to handle these contentious issues, it shows the true value of approaching them with relative ease. However, there are certain crises we have to face alone, due to its nature. While many countries in the Western world have a problem with obesity, there is no global treaty where those in power can collectively create laws and regulations to combat the rising levels of people gaining fat together. In the UK, it is feared half of the population will be obese by 2030 . Those who led the British government over the past 12-15 years, have tried to tackle obesity in th...

Jewish community celebrations (Image: thejc.com) The British media is getting bored of Islam. Is it just me, or has there been a reduced level of focus on Muslims? It may surprise you, but lately they haven't done anything the press think is worth talking about. Suspected attackers who claim to follow the faith aren't terrorising Western cities and haven't done so for nearly a year now. The media is now short of options in how to demonise the religion, and those who want to promote Islam in a positive light are content because they don't feel the need to defend any crazy accusations aimed at their faith. I may have jinxed this, however. I am glad that this particular news cycle is taking the backseat because it seriously had to go. It wasn't pretty, and I just hope nothing happens in order for it to be re-introduced. On your bike, so the saying goes. With this in mind, the British press need something else to bite on. They didn't need to look far, becaus...

Theresa May with Vladimir Putin (Image: RT.com) "There lived a certain man in Russia long ago, he was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow. Most people look at him with terror and with fear, but to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear." Don't worry, Boney M wasn't singing about Vladimir Putin. Their song, released in 1978, was about Grigori Rasputin, a self-proclaimed holy man - a pro-royalist who supported the last Emperor of Russia. Rasputin next year will be 150 years old but I wonder if he ever imagined the Russia he is said to have loved remain the pantomime villain of the world. It is fair to say that the Russian government is loathed by most of the leaders across the world. I don't know how they do it. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, thus ending the Cold War, it was hoped the new-look Russia would befriend their former enemies. This has backfired big time and can have a detrimental impact on the globe as we see it. In recent ...