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.

Super-rich are paying less in taxes than their cleaners

Britain's super-rich are paying less in taxes than their cleaners, according to official figures. The latest release from the Office for National Statistics shows the poorest ten per cent of households fork out 42 per cent of their income in taxes – including VAT and council tax. Conversely, the richest...

Visitors to the Greenwich Observatory Planetarium look up in awe during out-of this- world audio drama space beaming, to mark the launch of Alien: River of Pain – an Audible audio drama exclusive

First audiobook beamed into space from the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Hundreds of people witnessed a one-of-a-kind event last night as an audiobook was beamed into space for the first time ever. The audio drama Alien: River of Pain was transmitted from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, with onlookers afforded the chance to see the audio drama get converted into a digital signal and...

A third of Brits barely write any more

Last week I had a conversation with a friend about on-screen chat. He had sent over a thousand emails that month, beating a previous record of 962, which begged the question of whether he was hiding behind his screen when it comes to client liaison or whether that had simply...

Wikipedia set to launch online news site to combat fake news

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has announced he is planning to set up an online news site to combat the problem of "fake news". Wikitribune will offer factual and neutral articles by using professional journalists and volunteers. The site will eschew traditional advertising revenue in favour of regular donations such as...

Why the world is officially f*cked

I've always said that there's only one thing more important than the prospect of nuclear war on three fronts, and that's blending your makeup with your boyfriend’s balls. Yes, according to one of the most widely-read newspapers in the country the new make-up fad that is old 'balls forehead' is more...

Restaurant review: VQ Chelsea

Switch on E4 on any given Monday night and ten minutes of Made in Chelsea will give you a rough idea of the veritable number of establishments this part of South West London has to offer. Glamorous clubs, private members bars and palace-like cafes serving high teas from shiny trinkets...

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