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.

The latin graffiti on the houses in Chesterton, Cambridge. See Masons copy MNLATIN: An educated vandal has attacked a new £1.25m houses in one of Britain's top university cities - with graffiti in LATIN. The protestor made his mark in an apparent objection at the lack of affordable new for locals in Cambridge, one of the UK's property hotspots. He daubed 'locus in domos loci populum' - in large white letters on four newly-built detached homes - which roughly means 'Local homes for local people'.

Is this the most “Cambridge” act of vandalism ever?

An educated vandal has attacked a new £1.25m houses in one of Britain's top university cities - with graffiti in LATIN. The protestor made his mark in an apparent objection at the lack of affordable new for locals in Cambridge, one of the UK's property hotspots. He daubed 'locus in...

Woman hit with UK’s biggest-ever parking fine

A motorist has been hit with the UK's biggest-ever 'parking fine' after a court ruled she must pay £24,500 for ignoring hundreds of tickets.  Motorist Carly Mackie, 28, parked outside her mother's home and ignored the almost-daily parking charge notices on her windscreen.  She wrongly believed she was entitled to park...

What’s seasonality? Take the test…

If the vegetable crisis that struck earlier this year taught us anything it is that we are now so far removed from the production of our food that we barely know how it gets from field to table. The extreme weather in the Mediterranean and in other parts of the continent...

Climate change could decimate coffee crops

Coffee lovers could be left tired and grumpy as heatwaves caused by global warming threaten to decimate coffee crops. Even the predicted short bursts of hot temperatures expected this century could lead to heat stress wilting the plants and stopping them producing flowers and fruit. That means there will be...

Kray’s prison set to be turned into student accommodation

A jail which has been home to some of the most notorious inmates in British history is set to become student accommodation. The infamous lags who have set foot in HMP Canterbury, in Kent, during its 205 year history include the Kray twins and disgraced cricketer Salman Butt. But since...

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