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.

Don’t let the far right make it about them

Of all the disturbing photos, live video reports and sensationalist news accounts of the shocking events at Westminster yesterday satirist site News Thump was the rag that got it right this morning. The people of London, it reported, showed their defiance by "stoically remaining unfriendly and really quite impatient" on...

Triggering Article 50: In GIFs

Next week Article 50 will officially be triggered marking the start of negotiations that will culminate in Britain's exit from the European Union. With the government clearly clueless about how to navigate through choppy waters social media has exploded with hilarious GIFs mocking the depressing state in which we find ourselves....

UK airlines will be forced to move to continue flying routes within Europe

UK airlines may be forced to relocate their headquarters and sell off shares to EU nationals if they want to continue flying routes within continental Europe, the Guardian has revealed. Prominent 'Remain' campaigner Michael O'Leary warned that flights between the UK and Europe might be significantly affected if the government...

Martin and Sarah Tall with their daughter Roxanne aged four, at their home in Plymouth, Deovn. 21/03/2017  See SWNS story SWFAT; Furious parents have condemned the NHS and fear their kids could develop eating disorders after being told they are overweight - at the age of FOUR. Letters have been sent home to several families of reception pupils from Tor Bridge Primary School telling them the youngsters need to shift the pounds. They were assessed by school nurses as part of a Government monitoring scheme and were all judged to be above the recommended weight.

Kids as young as 4 told they are “very overweight” by NHS

Furious parents have condemned the NHS and fear their kids could develop eating disorders after being told they are overweight - at the age of FOUR. Letters have been sent home to several families of reception pupils from Tor Bridge Primary School telling them the youngsters need to shift the...

Tesco axes more than 30 beers and cider over Brexit row

Tesco is caught up another Unilever-esque row with Heineken which could lead to over 30 beers and ciders been axed from its shelves. The supermarket could be about to cut ties with popular brands such as Heineken, Amstel, Sol and Tiger if the dispute remains unresolved. Planned price hikes in the wake...

Waitrose sparks Coffeegate – and you can hardly blame them

They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but in Brexit Britain there may not even be such a thing as a free mug of tea following Waitrose's announcement that it has "refined" its complementary offer. As things stand punters simply have to be in possession of a...

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