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.

Research shows Brits don’t know their ash from their elder

It’s official ... Brits are clueless about trees - with a third unable to tell their ash from their elder, a study found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found six in 10 can’t identify a maple leaf or recognise the leaves of an oak tree. A quarter have no...

If you watch one ad this Christmas, make it this one

A child poverty charity has challenged the traditional festive ad by telling a ‘real’ Christmas story that most people will be unaware of. With 835,000 workers in London being paid below the living wage and working women making up a disproportionate number of those it is children living in poverty...

Post-Brexit free trade ambitions dealt a blow as Trump backtracks on US-UK deal

Donald Trump dealt a blow to post-Brexit free trade ambitions after suggesting Theresa May's agreement could threaten a US-UK deal. The President had said the UK would be "better off" outside of the European Union during his presidential campaign, but his latest comments indicate he has seriously backtracked on the country's prospects. Speaking...

Today is the loneliest day of the year for parents

Tuesday November 27 is the loneliest day of the year for parents – with new mums hit the hardest, according to research. A miserable mix of dark nights, bad weather and struggling to budget for Christmas are the most common triggers. But waiting for payday and staying in to save...

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