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 Eurozone economy is heating up – And Brits are getting worried

The Eurozone economy is expanding at the fastest pace since 2011 on the back of German manufacturing, showing clear signs that it is recovering from the sovereign debt crisis that swept through the region. According to the composite purchasing managers' index compiled by IHS Markit the expansion of industry reached an almost...

It’s a very mad world: And that’s just how the media want it

It's a strange state of affairs when the prospect of an all non-league FA Cup quarter final isn't the wackiest thing that could happen in the news this week. But move aside Lincoln, Sutton too perhaps, because regardless of the outcome of tonight's clash no tangible news can any longer compete...

Louis, 10, and Margaux, 7, join pro migrant campaigners march to Westminster on #1daywithoutus a day of action where migrant workers are not going to work to show their contribution to society, February 20 2017. Hate and blame has been increasingly directed at migrants from many sections of politics and the general public.

In pictures: Britain stands in unity with its migrants

In a year when strikes look likely to become increasingly prominent, here's one that would near cripple the economy. If all migrant workers downed tools for a day Britain's economy would take a £328 million hit, the nation's GDP would fall four per cent and institutions such as the NHS...

1 Grosvenor Gardens where the cannabis was found in relation to the grounds of Buckingham Palace (LEFT), Belgravia, central London. See National copy NNSTASH: Police uncovered a massive haul of cannabis being grown in a £15 million mansion just yards from Buckingham Palace. The drugs factory growing "£500,000 of weed" was raided by police inside the mansion on one of Britain's most expensive streets in posh Belgravia, central London. Around 30 bags of suspected drugs were seized from the five storey vacant property at around 7.30am on Friday morning, in Grosvenor Gardens. One cheeky squatter - part of a group that have taken over a neighbouring mansion - even tried to run off with a clear plastic bin liner filled with the telltale leaves.

Police uncover weed plantation in mansion yards from Buckingham Palace

Police uncovered a massive haul of cannabis being grown in a £15 million mansion just yards from Buckingham Palace. The drugs factory growing "£500,000 of weed" was raided by police inside the mansion on one of Britain's most expensive streets in posh Belgravia, central London. Around 30 bags of suspected...

The 20 best kept travel secrets in the world

Jaffna in the North of Sri Lanka, El Nido Pangalusian Island in the Philippines and the ancient Mayan city of Yaxchilan in Mexico have been named among the 20 best-kept travel secrets in the world. From tiny towns to palm-flecked beaches, the top 20 list of the world’s best-kept hidden...

Hundreds of one-day-old chicks dumped in field

Hundreds of one-day-old chicks have been dumped in field in Cambridgeshire, according to the RSPCA. The animal welfare charity was called on Friday (17 February) by members of the public who spotted around 1,000 little chicks running around Crowland, near Peterborough. An investigation has been launched following the call-out. RSPCA...

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