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.

Marten Chinnock D-P-D employ in the main greenhouse where palms finish gowning big enough to be shipped. See SWNS story SWPALM; You've heard of selling tea to china, but one British firm is exporting palm trees to the Emirates. Date Palm Developments sends over 140,000 plants a year to holiday destinations such as Dubai, Egypt and Thailand The company, based in Glastonbury, Soms. has sent over 2 million palm trees to 35 countries over the past four decades. Australia, Peru, South Africa and Nigeria are among the long list of countries that buy in British palms. MD Avril Blackpool said their plants are sought after because they can guarantee they are disease free.

The company that could sell palm trees to a desert

You've heard about flogging wood to a forest and selling ice to Eskimos, but this must take the biscuit. A British firm has started exporting palm trees to the desert because there's a growing demand for disease-free trees. Date Palm Developments exports more than 140,000 plants a year to some of the hottest parts of...

Are Brits actually starting to cook?

British supermarket shelves have long been awash with cooking cheats that are convenient aides but ultimately additive-ridden rubbish. White sauce sachets, bolognese pots, pasta sauce tins and the like have become a mainstay of our culinary landscape, but things may about to change. As Brits become more health conscious and...

Stop dithering and start building – urges union

Solving the housing crisis isn't rocket science - stop dithering and start building, says the GMB. According to the union if the Tories had launched building projects for each of their 1,000 housing announcements since 2010, things would look a lot rosier. The government unveiled its delayed housing strategy today, topping...

Thoughtful woman holding shopping bags and looking up

Would you trust your partner to buy clothes for you?

Valentine's Day is on the horizon and the sticky issue going through the minds of every taken man in the country is; what should I buy the missus? Flowers are safe, chocolates are safer and jewellery lands in the same minefield occupied by makeup and toiletries - not to be touched....

These are the people protecting freedom of expression across the world

Artists, writers, journalists and campaigners are among the candidates shortlisted for the 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. Drawn from more than 400 crowdsourced nominations, the shortlist celebrates the people fighting for freedom of expression against immense obstacles, with many of the 16 shortlisted nominees regularly targeted by authorities...

Spot the one-eyed Jack in this brain teaser

Hit the road, Jack - the latest puzzle to bamboozle the web has been dealt out. Lurking among the face cards in this deck is a single one-eyed Jack, and you’ll have to play your cards right to spot him. Greg Tatton-Brown, the Market Manager UK for Casumo.com, who dealt...

The Canterbury & District Model Engineering Society's miniature railway at Sturry in happier times..  Railway buffs were left distraught after parts of their model railway were stolen by metal thieves - worth just £36.  See NATIONAL story NNTRACK.  The entire 720 foot circuit was stripped of its aluminium running rails and almost a third of the track itself was stolen.  But the callous thieves' hard work will earn them just £36, and cost the owners thousands.  The track was taken during the early hours of Sunday morning from the Canterbury and District Model Engineering Society, based in Sturry, Kent.

Metal thieves pillage miniature railway for just £36

Railway buffs were left distraught after parts of their model railway were stolen by metal thieves - worth just £36. The entire 720 foot circuit was stripped of its aluminium running rails and almost a third of the track itself was stolen. But the callous thieves' hard work will earn...

The 40 most common childhood fears revealed

Spiders, dogs and the dark are among the top 40 things we fear the most as children, along with beards, boiled eggs and bagels! Other common phobias include monsters under the bed, clowns, going to the loo and the tooth fairy, with some of the more unique fears experienced by...

Marathon running “helps mend broken hearts”

Regular endurance training such as running marathons helps mend broken hearts and keeps the organ young a new study found. A hard work out increases the expression of genes used to repair damaged DNA. And even one session can be as important to maintaining heart health as reducing bad cholesterol...

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