Jack Peat

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE).

He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author.

Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Richard Dawkins nails Brexit, again

Richard Dawkins has discredited the notion that Brexiteers are giving the “British people what they want” in a scathing tweet. The evolutionary biologist and writer said: “Have you noticed how the very people who keep telling us what we want are the most reluctant to actually find out what we...

Wine of the Week: Maison Bruno Paillard Dosage: Zéro

The Bank Holiday is here and following a prolonged absence the sun is out, gardenware is being dusted off and there’s a noticeable feel-good factor in the air as millions of Brits across the country prepare for a long weekend off work. This evening cellars will undoubtedly be filled with...

Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population

Just 25,000 landowners – typically members of the aristocracy and corporations – have control of half of the country, according to new data shared with the Guardian. The findings show that owners such as the Duke of Buccleuch, the Queen, several large grouse moor estates and the entrepreneur James Dyson...

Fussy kids refusing to eat two meals a week

Fussy kids will refuse to eat two meals a week, while two more are thrown away practically untouched. A survey of 2,000 parents of kids aged four to 16 found three in five consider their child a 'fussy eater'. The research by the UK’s leading meal kit company, HelloFresh UK,...

Swiss wine set to make inroads into UK market

Wine from the Swiss canton of Valais will soon be more readily available to buy in the UK after producers announced plans to ship more of their produce to Britain. Despite being home to a nation of “passionately obsessive winemakers” who cultivate some 37,000 acres of land for viticultural purposes...

DWP paid £315,000 for this Gogglebox advert

The Department of Work and Pensions has been accused of wasting taxpayer’s money after they paid £315,000 for a single Gogglebox advert. A Freedom of Information request submitted by Alex Tiffin using the website WhatDoTheyKnow.com revealed the production company of the Channel 4 programme was paid hundreds of thousands of...

Quiz: How well do you know your bones?

Brits don't know their a*se from their elbow, new research has found. A detailed study has revealed most people are clueless about the make up of our body, with one in four admitting they didn't know the thigh bone is called the femur. Even fewer, just 37 per cent, correctly...

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