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.

Brits reveal their biggest Valentine’s Day disasters

Getting arrested after a fight in a restaurant, finding out they were being cheated on and ending up in hospital are among Brits’ biggest Valentine’s Day disasters. Millions have been left disappointed after a lacklustre Valentine’s Day, but more than one in ten went as far as to say the...

Paris and Frankfurt battle over “Brefugees”

Brefugee, noun, UK, informal - a worker who is to be displaced by Brexit Paris and Frankfurt are set to battle over so-called Brefugees. The workers, who have been displaced by Britain exiting the European Union, will in most cases have to choose between the French capital and the German...

Whisky

Scotland’s monster industry booms again

It is said that at any given time there are almost five barrels of whisky maturing in Scotland for every person living in the country. In a nation with a population of  5.3 million people it is quite remarkable that it houses a global industry worth £5 billion a year to the...

Loan sharks responsible for “appalling rate” of homelessness

Loan sharks are pushing vulnerable families into homelessness according to a campaign launched to raise awareness about the dangers associated with borrowing from illegal lenders. New figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show there has been a 16 per cent increase of people sleeping rough on England's streets compared to last...

30 signs you are going through a mid-life crisis

Changing jobs, having a one-night stand and taking vitamins are all signs that you are going through a mid-life crisis. A new study of 2,000 UK adults over the age of 40 has found that nearly forty per cent believe they have experienced some kind of life crisis, with stopping...

Thoughtful woman holding shopping bags and looking up

Brits on a cliff edge as the “Big Squeeze” approaches

Many British people are on a cliff edge as the Big Squeeze of 2017 approaches. Finances are been stretched to breaking point as savings dip and debt amounts with consumer spending still robust in January despite rising inflation. One in four Britons has no savings, new research has found, while another...

The 74 MPs who plan to vote against triggering Article 50

These are the 74 MPs who plan to vote against triggering Article 50 after the Supreme Court ruled that Theresa May must consult Parliament before triggering Britain's exit from the European Union. The MPs will be viewed by many as not only wreaking havoc among the parliamentary Brexiters but also defying...

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