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.

Climate change walkout: Student strike splits political leaders

Theresa May today took a swipe at "disruptive" school pupils after they walked out on strike over a lack of action on tackling climate change. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said the disruption caused by the climate change walkout will "increase teachers' workloads and waste lesson time that teachers have carefully...

Theresa May tuition fees speech

May gets a bullet for her Valentines

Theresa May received a dose of her own medicine last night after suffering yet another defeat at the hands of a hostile parliament. With a threatening Home Office tweet sent out on her watch making the rounds on Twitter the former Home Secretary went into hiding as her motion urging...

The King’s Series: Wine with a historical twist

There's nothing quite like a wine with a good story, and New Zealand's Marisco Vineyards certainly aren't short of a tale or two. Descendent from the noble de Marisco family, whose members variously fell in and out of favour with the English monarchy in the 12th and 13th centuries, 'The King's Series'...

English councils to ramp up tax and slash services from April

Almost all councils in England are set to ramp up council tax with services also due to be slashed in many areas, according to research conducted by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU). Three-quarters of local authorities are set to increase tax by more than 2.5 per cent from April, with...

James O’Brien’s Germany+ Brexit proposals get viral support

Proposals for a Germany+ agreement with the EU has garnered widespread support on social media after the proposal was put forward by LBC presenter James O'Brien. The Brexit policy, which would be popular with both Leavers and Remainers and could even pass through Parliament, would give Britain the same deal that Germany...

These are the dinner disputes couples bicker about the most

The role of chef, the amount of mess - and the amount of hot spices added to meals are among the most common dinner disputes, according to a study. Researchers also discovered things can get heated amid bust-ups over someone's attempt to interfere in their other half's culinary creation -...

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