The JSPrice Perception

Rishi Sunak and Benyamin Netanyahu (Image: Al-Monitor) I've been gravely concerned about the political narrative in reaction to the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas. Those across the globe who follow the news, online or offline, will have found it nearly impossible to escape hearing or watching the horrors that have taken place in Israel and Gaza in recent days. For the latter, innocent Palestinians have faced threats, intimidation and suffocation - both figuratively and literally - something they're far too familiar with. For the former, the attacks the country endured last Saturday (7th October) was something they'd never seen of that scale for a very, very long time. There has been a lot to digest in this short period of time, and many of us have struggled to get the full, true picture of what happened then and what's happening now. The basic facts are bleak enough. Hamas, listed as a terrorist organisation by the UK government in 2001 (proscribed fully in ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman (Image: iNews) I am often baffled when people in Britain are critical of multiculturalism and then use racist rhetoric when describing or coming across unfamiliar cultures. There is a sense of unblissful ignorance when it comes to learning something new about others. It doesn't help that individuals in power fuel this narrative just so that they can get the backing from those who go out of their way to judge others for no reason than being close-minded when defining what 'British culture' is. The individual in power mentioned above is Suella Braverman, the UK government's Home Secretary. She delivered a speech in Washington DC coming up with wild claims that not only multiculturalism has 'failed' but also that LGBT+ refugees shouldn't be allowed to come to Britain on the basis of their sexuality or change of gender identity . These were to argue that, therefore, the UK should prepare for life away from the reli...