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.

Education: The cost of going private

Parents on an average UK salary would need to hand over 39 per cent of their earnings to pay the average annual day fee of over £13,000, new research has revealed. The total cost of private school education from Reception to Year 13 has risen to an average of £152,906...

Network Fail: Fresh Waterloo chaos in five glorious tweets

Commuters faced fresh misery this morning as journeys in and out of London Waterloo were disrupted by faults with the signalling system. Following weeks of delays and reduced services due to a £800m project to increase capacity the re-opening got off to a rocky start with delays and cancellations expected until...

Brexit has made England an increasingly “hostile and divided” nation

Brexit has made England an increasingly "hostile and divided" nation, according to the Fear and HOPE 2017 report. The study revealed that despite the nation becoming more open and tolerant as a whole, responses to Brexit have left Britain more divided. A quarter of English people think Islam is a dangerous religion...

The future of food is not in safe hands, Extinction Conference claims

The future of food is not safe in the hands of agribusiness companies according to an award-winning writer and food activist. Speaking ahead of the Extinction Conference Professor Raj Patel says our ability to provide sustainable food for future generations can no longer be guaranteed. The conference, which has been organised...

Trump pardons Arpaio: This is his human rights record

President Donald Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio on Friday despite the Arizona sheriff having a human records history that would make the most brutal dictators blush. Arpaio was a vocal proponent of Trump's candidacy during his presidential campaign, and used his national notoriety to advocate for Trump's similarly aggressive stance on border...

These are the parties that do well in the wealthiest areas of Britain

Green Party supporters own the most expensive properties in the UK, according to new research, with Liberal Democrats ranking in second place. The findings from Bridging Loan Hub reveal that, when analysing the average house price in all 650 UK constituencies, at £394,577, the sole Green constituency (Brighton, Pavilion) pips the Lib...

Crown Prosecution Service clamps down on “Biphobia”

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced this week that it will be clamping down on hateful or offensive speech towards bisexual people. Amid rising volumes of reports to police, the CPS consulted community groups and criminal justice partners to produce these revised statements, covering the different strands of hate crime....

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