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.

Christmas Appeal: The Yule Log Clog

December is a busy time for PRs, many of whom struggle to cut through the noise with even the most worthy of campaigns. Which is why you have to salute the inventors of the Yule Log Clog. This Christmas, as families huddle together under the same roof, there is one housing...

The joy of Boxing Day football

As much as I always look forward to Christmas Day festivities, I can't deny that I always reserve an ounce of excitement for the Boxing Day fixtures. If we take it as a given that, given the way football is financed, we are unlikely to ever see a full complement...

Christmas truces were “common” in the First World War

The Christmas day football match of 1914 on the back of a temporary truce has become an iconic moment in history, but new evidence suggests it may not have been that rare. Historian Thomas Weber, of the University of Aberdeen, has uncovered evidence that festive meetings continued throughout the war,...

Scientists develop pill that vaccinates people against salmonella

A pill that vaccinates people against salmonella has been developed amid fears terrorists could turn the deadly food poisoning bug into a weapon. Designed to be taken by mouth, it also has the added advantage of using the same pathway that salmonella uses to wreak havoc on the digestive system. Salmonella...

A classic Aston Martin is expected to sell for more than £350,000 despite being a wreck which has languished in a wood for more than 40 YEARS. See SWNS story SWASTON; The Aston Martin DB4 was the first production car capable of doing 0-100-0mph in less than 30 seconds when it was launched in 1958. It was built to compete with sports cars from Ferrari and Maserati - but this particular model hasn’t moved in almost half-a-century. The car was manufactured in the UK in 1960 and then shipped across to the USA, where it was registered the following year.  At some stage in the early 1970s it was parked outdoors at the owner's home in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, where it remained until recently. Over the past five decades, the car’s condition has deteriorated after it was surrounded by trees and buried halfway up to its now rusty wheels by leaves.

This car is expected to sell for more than £350,000

A dilapidated Aston Martin is expected to sell for more than £350,000 despite being partially buried in leaves after languishing in a wood for more than 40 years. The Aston Martin DB4 was the first production car capable of doing 0-100-0mph in less than 30 seconds when it was launched...

VOLUNTEERS celebrated a moment which had been years in the making as an historic locomotive finished the last leg of its journey from a sugar mill in Trinidad to its permanent home at the world’s oldest working railway. See Ross Parry Story RPYRAILWAY;  Although the rare Picton model has been in the care of Middleton Railway Trust for more than a decade, it has been awaiting much needed conservation work and a proper shelter in which it can be preserved. The team at Middleton Railway record the moment that Picton is lowered on to its new piece of track. Picture: Simon Hulme. Crucial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund was secured back in 2013 in the shape of a £70,650 grant to buy and conserve two locomotives in the David Monckton collection.

Historical Trinidadian sugar mill loco gets new home in Leeds

A historic locomotive has finally made the last leg of its cross-country journey from a sugar mill in Trinidad to its new permanent home at the world's oldest working railway. The rare Picton model train - which has been described as 'technologically better' than the iconic Flying Scotsman - has...

Truck attacks are likely to become more common

Terrorist 'truck' attacks like the ones seen in Berlin and Nice are likely to become more common, a leading terror expert warned. Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said that the ease of obtaining a truck made it an attractive method for terrorists...

World’s first beer for kebabs launched by London restaurateur

The first beer in the world to be specially brewed to have with a kebab has been launched by London restaurateur and British Kebab Awards founder Ibrahim Dogus. Bira London was officially launched in central London last night as part of the festive build up to Christmas. Its secret recipe was created to...

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