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.

Leading Brexit campaigner recorded praising Nazi propaganda

A leading Brexit campaigner has been recorded praising Nazi propaganda. Andy Wigmore of the Leave.EU campaign said Nazi techniques had been "very clever", admitting that the Brexit campaign group fronted by Nigel Farage used outrage techniques to gain attention. Speaking to academic researcher Dr. Emma Briant, who recorded the conversation,...

Home Office destroyed thousands of Windrush immigrants’ landing card slips

The Home Office was responsible for destroying thousands of landing card slips recording Windrush immigrants’ arrival dates in the UK, a former employee has revealed. Despite warnings that the move would make it harder to check the records of older Caribbean-born residents experiencing residency difficulties, it was decided in 2010 to destroy...

Bradford rivers polluted by curry

A city dubbed the 'Curry capital of Britain' is in a right pickle - after it was discovered that its rivers are being POLLUTED by the popular Indian dish. An underground river which flows through Bradford, West Yorks, became stained yellow from food waste dumped by local curry houses. The...

The Tories “don’t want you to vote” in local elections

Jeremy Corbyn says the Conservatives "don't want you to vote" in the upcoming elections after the party refrained from posting anything about the looming deadline for registrations. You are required to register by 17 April to vote in the local and mayoral elections in England on 3 May, but the...

Top ten quietest boroughs in London revealed

New research has used more than 4,000 crowdsourced noise level readings to reveal the quietest boroughs in London. Tower Hamlets was revealed to be the quietest neighbourhood closely followed by Sutton, Waltham Forest, Croydon and Ealing, where the average noise levels range from 53.8-57.3 dB from over 150 readings – a...

Rockefeller art auction expected to raise $1 billion for charity

An extraordinary personal collection of art and antiques is set to sell for ONE BILLION DOLLARS - with the entire proceeds going to charity. Works by the likes of Picasso, Monet and Matisse are highlights of what is being dubbed the most significant philanthropic auction ever presented. The 1,550 art...

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