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.

Katie Hopkins turns up to Tory Conference in a wedding dress

Outspoken Katie Hopkins turned up to the Conservative Party Conference this morning in the wedding dress from her first marriage. The raucous attention seeker donned her wedding outfit to promote a conference fringe event to take place this afternoon on the subject of divorce. The panel is entitled Sex, Lies and Irreconcilable...

Is your office making you less productive? You’re not alone

Three-quarters of British office workers say their office environment has made them less productive, according to new research. The poll of 2,000 Brits found UK businesses could be losing millions because their offices aren’t ‘up to scratch'. One third said they have been left with “no alternative” but to take time off...

Spanish police are now beating up Catalan firefighters

Spanish police have turned on fellow emergency service providers during the referendum riots. Videos have emerged of police forces using batons on firefighters as tensions flare in Spain. The videos have been released as videos from across the region have been published on social media showing police use violence against protesters,...

Corbyn now reigns supreme – says Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell has today acceded that Jeremy Corbyn is “now completely in charge” of the Labour Party, citing the leader’s conference grip on conference proceedings this week as evidence that Corbyn now reigns supreme. The former New Labour spin doctor called for Corbyn to resign before the 2017 General Election, saying: "What...

Have the public been allowed to determine Ben Stokes’ fate?

Video footage leaked by The Sun of Ben Stokes throwing punches outside a Bristol nightclub has allowed the public to determine Ben Stoke's fate, a leading cricket analyst has claimed. Writing in a post on The Cricket Blog Miles Reucroft points out that the England international has been found guilty by his employees...

Labour gain in Lancaster and Norfolk with huge swings

Labour jumped from fourth to first in Halton-with-Aughton and from third to first in Thetford Priory in a huge night of council by-elections.  The party won Halton-with-Aughton (Lancaster) for the first time ever with a gain of +18.0. They edged out the Green Party and the Conservatives who picked up 27.2 per cent and...

The curious life of a sofa

The average sofa will witness 1,236 arguments, have 2,728 drink and food spillages on it – and see blokes sleeping on it after getting kicked out of bed 191 times, a study has found. Over the course of the average 11-year life of a sofa, it will also see couples...

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