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.

Pilot captures stunning footage of Boeing 787 contrails

A pilot has captured stunning footage of the contrails of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner over eastern Russia. Contrails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust, typically at aircraft cruise altitudes several miles above the Earth's surface. They are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. Lou...

£176 billion Nestle could keep Blue Riband in UK for £1 million

New research has revealed £176 billion company Nestle could keep production of the Blue Riband in the UK for just £1 million. Nestle announced it was going to move production of the iconic chocolate biscuit to Poland in April. Some 300 jobs in Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland are...

The sick man of Britain: The NHS turns 69

In 1853 in the run up to the Crimean War John Russell quoted Nicholas I of Russia as describing the Ottoman Empire as "the sick man of Europe". Over the years the term has been applied to most failing states within the continent and as 2016 ticked around it was Britain's turn...

Vote Leave director says vote to leave could be ‘an error’

The Vote Leave director who created the £350m NHS lie on a bus has admitted leaving the EU could be 'an error'. Mr Cummings’ u-turn came in a late-night Twitter exchange in which he was asked whether anything could happen to “wish Leave had not won the referendum?” In reply, he wrote:...

Credit scores: What are they good for?

In my younger more primitive years I used to think of credit reporting as nothing more than a way of consumerising a business function. Credit reports, or scores as they're now known to the public, are used by creditors as a way of making decisions about your creditworthiness,  but it is...

Donald Trump may be “sneaked in” to UK to avoid protesters

Preparations may be underway to sneak US President Donald Trump in to the UK in order to avoid protesters. According to a source close to the White House Theresa May's team are on standby for a visit, which may be confirmed only 24 hours in advance so anti-Trump protesters won't...

We’re consuming 84 more ingredients a day than we think

Take a look at the loaf of bread you have lying in your cupboard and count how many ingredients there are in it. Typically a standard loaf of bread should contain six ingredients - flour, butter, yeast, salt, sugar and water. But most supermarket-bought loafs contain way more. Warburtons white bread, medium sliced,...

Luna Cinema reveals 2017 season of open air cinema

Cinema-lovers across the country will be pulling up a blanket to watch classic films under the stars this summer as Luna Cinema announces its 2017 season of open air cinema. Running until October at some of the most stunning locations in London, including Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens, Greenwich Park and Kenwood House, the company...

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