The JSPrice Perception

Chuka Umunna (Image: TUC) This EU-exit is giving me unwanted flashbacks of my time at University. Those who attended higher education in the digital era I'm sure can resonate. Picture a big deadline looming and you are convinced the essay you're about to submit will guarantee you a First. You go online, logon to a student portal like Blackboard, which is never the easiest to navigate, and the inevitable happens - the web page freezes. Day after day, hour after hour, that essay is simply not being submitted due to annoying technical issues. The portal laughs at your face. And that paper doesn't get through until you reluctantly accept that inevitable, and somewhat embarrassing, deadline extension. When faced with that scenario, you're probably thinking the Gods are saying something about your essay which is in fact worth a 2:2. Theresa May is facing a similar predicament. Here is the Prime Minister with this deal that she's absolutely delighted by. Ready for s...

Michael Jackson (Image: spy.com) It is often said that we should never meet our heroes. If the last ten years was anything to come by, that common saying has some truth in it. In the UK, we've seen TV and radio stars from the 1960s, 70s and 80s dramatically fall from grace as a result of Operation Yewtree with big household names accused, and some guilty, of sexually abusing children. I'd rather not remind you readers about Jimmy Savile, Max Clifford, Gary Glitter, Rolf Harris and others. You can argue that there was a direct link between these investigations in Britain to allegations currently ongoing in the United States. With so many women coming forward about what film mogul Harvey Weinstein did to them - of which all allegations he strongly denies - it led to the rising movement we see today otherwise known as 'Me Too (#MeToo)'. This campaign has, so far, been a huge success and it's been great to see a lot of people being encouraged to come forward ...

More dark days lay ahead for Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May (Image: politicshome.com) I love a good publicity stunt. Being in the PR industry for over six years, I've been involved in a few myself. Doing them gives me the urge in wanting to do more, and create an even bigger impact as the previous one had. But with these stunts (or campaigns), you get two primary types of reactive sounds from the vocal public - either an 'ooh', or 'ugh'. With that in mind, you can imagine my reaction when I heard about two campaigns launched this past week or so - one to do with a cross-bench rebellion to form a new political movement and the other about a girl's vision to return back to the UK after four years in Syria with notorious terrorism group ISIS (or whatever they call themselves). I'd like to start analysing the first story I mentioned here. The rumours had been rife, over the past couple of years, of certain MPs not being happy with the direction their part...

Children on smartphones and tablets (Image: The Independent) I think I can speak on behalf of many of us by saying we have a funny relationship with social media. On a personal level, I find myself getting highly annoyed by the amount of finger pointing and malice users aim towards fellow strangers. I badger about this more often than not - but in reality, social media is largely a major force for good. The Web 2.0 revolution has been with us for nearly 20 years now and its impact is arguably greater than any other technological advancement. By the end of this year, there looks set to be 2.77 billion social media users in the world. These sites possess a golden opportunity for individuals and organisations to reach out to a wide audience, boosting their profiles and enhancing reputations. And of course we cannot limit social media to people mingling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We can find love, review restaurants and hotels, blog about our interests, comment on we...

'March against Racism' rally in London (Image: Mirror.co.uk) When politicians and councillors in power come up with a plan to invest billions of pounds in rebuilding communities, they do it with the best intentions. Take a look at London these past 20 years, for instance. Shoreditch, Stratford, Croydon and Greenwich are completely transformed, bringing businesses of all sizes and sectors into areas once seen as crime hotspots. The problems in the areas I mentioned above largely originate from social inequality, leading to many living in poverty and endure lifestyles that are proven dangerous and tragic. The finger-pointing around these circumstances expose unwelcome stereotyping aimed at both the victim and perpetrators. While we'd love the media to talk about the process, or journey, to how such incidents occur, the reality is that they will put emphasis on the skin colour of both parties, their current employment status and counting the number of GCSEs they didn...

Action from one of many anti-government protests in Westminster (Image: alwaght.com) Who represents the Conservative Party? How many Labour Parties are there currently in the Houses of Parliament? The Liberal what? Right now, the British party system is in crisis, and however way the UK leaves the European Union, the three main Westminster groups will never be the same. It's difficult to really get to the bottom this mess. The Conservatives start 2019 on the sourest of notes. The recent EU deal vote totally humiliated Prime Minister Theresa May and has completely split the Tories. Regardless of how the vote went, the Party's MPs who want Britain to Remain in the EU are fearing the worst and think their former allies - the Tory 'Brexiteers' - are to blame. Meanwhile, the Leave MPs from the Conservatives think May's days are numbered and this vote only will strengthen their current stance. The problem with the Tory Leave campaigners' wish is that their...

Declan Donnelly (Image: Smooth Radio) Every year, TIME Magazine give their verdict on who is their "Person of the Year". It is a hugely iconic feature which recognises the world's biggest moments of the past twelve months and link it to one person or a group of people. The title has given the honours this year to journalists who have either died or been imprisoned, simply for doing their job. One of the biggest cases came from Saudi reporter Jamal Khashoggi who was brutally murdered in Istanbul in Turkey, creating a diplomatic headache for allies of Saudi Arabia. For the last couple of years, I've done my own little version of "Person of the Year". I mentioned a few names for 2016 because that was a rather tumultuous year and there were several uplifting stories that needed to be recognised. For 2017, I couldn't look any further than Meghan Markle who wouldn't surprise me if she'd be TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" o...