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.

Middle East press outlet posts hilarious retort to Qatari ban

Progressive pan-Arab media outlet The New Arab has posted a hilarious retort following demands imposed on Qatar by the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to shut down independent media. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and The New Arab have outright dismissed calls for its shutdown as one of the demands made by several Gulf nations...

Huge spike in the number of parents naming their children Corbyn

There has been a huge spike in the number of children been named Corbyn as expectant parents eschew celebrities for politicians. Following years of baby names inspired by the Beckhams and Kardashians it seems new parents are 'electing' to name their children after politicians - with Corbyn the hottest new baby-naming trend....

London and US win in Global Cities Index as China loses ground

Los Angeles has been named as the top global city in the third publication of the Schroders Global Cities 30 index, narrowly beating London which took second place. US mega-cities dominated the latest index taking 18 of the top 30 places, including four of the top five spots. Los Angeles...

Corbyn tops Sheeran and Yorke as most talked about act at Glastonbury

Jeremy Corbyn completely overshadowed acts such as Ed Sheeran and Thom Yorke's Radiohead as the most talked about act at Glastonbury. The Labour leader took to the Pyramid stage on Saturday afternoon with Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis CBE to rapturous reception. Chants of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’ rang around the prestigious fields, echoing previous concerts the...

Discovering how to fry in Bologna

As a publication we have a tendency to eschew tourist traps for lesser known destinations. We overlooked Paris and Nice this month to take in the sights of Lyon and have in the past delighted in the sights of Gaziantep over Istanbul, Leipzig over Munich and Chennai and Puducherry over the...

Brewers fail to organise piss up in their brewery

Two bungling beer-makers have cancelled their 'Piss Up in a Brewery' event - because they failed to apply for a booze licence on time. Alex Wilson and Nick Folkard had hoped to hold the tongue-in-cheek knees-up at their Black Iris Brewery in Basford, Notts., on Saturday. But they were forced...

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