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.

Reasons to be optimistic about Brexit

So today is the day Theresa May fritters our future away, the jesters will sing. What seemed like a triumphant independence day back in June has become a running joke ever since, and those who championed it are the ones left sporting cap n' bells carrying a mock sceptre. Onwards and...

A florist situated next to a park has come under fire for selling sticks - for a massive £18.  See NATIONAL story NNSTICK.  Botanique in trendy Stoke Newington, east London, has around eight pieces of wood around a foot long for customers to hang on their walls.  The wall hangings range from £12 to £18 with various shapes and sizes, with some including notches to hang clothes from.  Most are made from birch or holly and are planed and sanded at the back with holes drilled through so they can be attacked to a wall.  BBC presenter Jeremy Vine brought the sticks to the attention of social media when he tweeted a pictures to his 600,000 followers.  Shop keeper and owner, Alice Howard, said the wall hangings were worth the price tag as they needed to be sourced and hand crafted.

Watch – Sticks on sale for a score in Stokie

Sticks are been sold for almost £20 in the trendy North London suburb of Stoke Newington. A florist situated next to a park has come under fire for selling sticks - for a massive £18. Botanique in the North Hackney hipster haunt of Stokie has around eight pieces of wood around a foot long...

FILE PICTURE - The base of the newly re-opened Glasgow Tower at Science Centre in the city after being closed to the public for years. July 18 2014. See Centre Press story CPNEEDLE; The only fully-rotating structure in the world is due to reopen this summer after years of faults. The Glasgow Tower holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest freestanding structure and is the only structure on the planet which is capable of rotating 360 degrees. The formerly named Millennium Tower is set to re-open from April 1 for the summer months. Customers will be able to learn about the history of Glasgow as they ascend to the top in a two-and-a-half minute lift ride. The tower has been plagued by problems since being built, including missing its own unveiling by not working properly.

World’s only fully-rotating structure set to reopen

The only fully-rotating structure in the world is due to reopen this summer after years of faults. The Glasgow Tower holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest freestanding structure and is the only structure on the planet which is capable of rotating 360 degrees. The formerly named Millennium...

Mark Clark with Baxter the dog playing in a field of thousands of colourful daffodils at Grampian Growers in Montrose, Angus, which brighten up the landscape. March 28 2017. See Centre Press story CPBLOOM; Stunning photos have shown a daffodil field as the UK enjoys a sunny spell at the beginning of spring. Grampian Growers in Montrose grow around six million daffodils and those stems are now being prepared to be lifted in June after being planted two-and-a-half years ago. The yellow flowers cover an area of 1000 acres and managing director Mark Clarke, 52, said the plants will soon be picked and sold. He said: "Of the six million stems we grow, around half will be exported to the US. The other 50 per cent will be split between mainland Europe, Scandinavia. "We also sell a lot to supermarkets in the UK."

Stunning photos show millions of beautiful daffodils in full bloom

Stunning photos show millions of beautiful daffodils in full bloom as the UK enjoys a sunny spell at the beginning of spring. Grampian Growers in Montrose grow around six million daffodils and those stems are now being prepared to be lifted in June after being planted two-and-a-half years ago. The...

Money for rent: The reality of working in London

For most people living outside London taking the capital's average salary of £48,023 a year home would be an eye-watering sum, but the reality of the viscous lure put in front of aspirational workers is far from what it seems. With the cost of commuting into London at its highest ever level and...

Fire ravages Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai

A fire has torn through part of the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai - home to Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. The club was in the news recently for the lucrative signing of Carlos Teves and is managed by Gus Poyet. Loan players currently on the roster include Demba Ba and Óscar Romero. The blaze was...

A billion barrels of recoverable oil found off the coast of Scotland

A billion barrels of recoverable oil has been found off the coast of the Shetland Islands in what has been described as the "largest undeveloped discovery" of oil in UK waters. The oil field is located 60 miles west of Shetland in the Greater Lancaster Area, a single hydrocarbon accumulation which is...

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