The JSPrice Perception

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 ...

High Street stores are closing in their droves (Image: BBC) Call me old fashioned, but I'm going to miss the High Street. I'm going to miss the thrill of my day trips to the shops, buying the latest CD in one, actually finding a pair of jeans my size at another as well as window shopping for blinds - okay, the last one is a lyric from a Beautiful South song but you get the gist. I'm also going to miss the joyful ambience of what the High Street brought; happy families strolling while couples and individuals alike escape the realities they want to walk away from momentarily. Okay, I'm sounding very presumptuous. The High Street is still very much alive. I can still go out and do the things I want to do there, apart from window shopping for blinds because I don't need them right now. However, I cannot help to be pessimistic about its future. I have been for a while, I suppose. Yet, I'm sensing its decline so rapid, it won't recover. The past few weeks ...

I declare a Twitter war! (Image: ikkevold.no) I haven't written in this blog for a while. I cannot properly explain why because there is genuinely a lot to talk about, which I'll delve into a little bit as this article progresses. However, I've found myself bewildered by how others are seeing the world. The comments from many social media users are those which I fail to recognise and understand. I get it, the views of those on social media don't fully reflect on the world we're living in today - but their voices are getting louder, and it's being echoed by influencers such as politicians and newspapers. Perhaps my evidence is anecdotal, but those who I particularly follow on Twitter don't have the measured views on politics and current affairs as they used to. They're getting more extreme, more severe and increasingly malicious. I don't know where I stand anymore. Please don't get the violins out. My views haven't particularly changed...

Millennials (Image: REAL Entrepreneur) Oh, aren't those 'Millennials' troublesome? They're depressed snowflakes who are offended by everything and therefore should get a grip. Of course, I don't think 'Millennials' are any of what I described here. Technically, I am one. However, if you believe in most of what you read or hear, those who fit in this criterion can be described in such modern, derogatory ways. The last I heard, a snowflake was something you commonly saw in the winter months. Who are 'Millennials'? Coined by Advertising Age magazine in 1993 , it is a term used to categorise people born between the early 1980s and 2000 . If you've not heard of the word 'Millennial', then you may be familiar with its alternative term 'Echo Boomers', used to describe children of the Post-War Baby Boomers - Generation X - who were born between the 1950s and late 1960s. After the 'Millennial' era comes Generation Z. The...

Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Hassan Rouhani It is so easy for us to call the leader of the country we live in to resign. For as long as I can remember, there hasn't been a moment without someone going public to either say 'The Prime Minister's days are numbered' or 'The Prime Minister must resign'. Theresa May cannot escape it, even Conservative MPs are prepared to give her a vote of 'no confidence ', an indirect indication that the current Prime Minister is under significant pressure. While I don't see Theresa May going anytime soon, she won't be short of resignation calls until her premiership ends. In other parts of the globe, big-name leaders are facing genuine pressures which could impact our world in a major way. There are three leaders in particular who're facing New Year reputational crises. The first leader is, of course, Donald Trump. I say 'of course' because he's never shied from controversy. If I don't...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Image: CNN) Meghan Markle never received the global appreciation she truly deserved. Unless you watched Suits on Netflix, or lived in the United States long enough to fully notice the models on Deal or No Deal, you wouldn't really recognise Ms Markle as a renowned superstar. Meghan's rise to universal fame has been relatively instant. She wasn't the main character in Suits yet she used her then limited fame to inspire other women around the world through World Vision and other massive charities. She was also an on-demand model and consumer ambassador. But all of this was heightened to astronomical levels after she met her English prince, Harry. Soon to be fifth in line to the throne, Prince Harry went through one helluva rollercoaster when it came to his relationships before meeting his California girl. His image - not just in the love department - was anything but royal. During the noughties in particular, he was subject to craz...