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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.

A prolific burglar who appeared in a series of pictures on social media showing prisoners enjoying an apparently cushy lifestyle behind bars has been jailed again. See swns story SWSELFIE. Simon Inker (circled, back) from Bristol was one of the prisoners who featured in pictures on an Instagram account which showed them playing with PlayStation game consoles, cooking steaks, taking drugs and posing for the camera, taken on a phone smuggled into the jail. The pictures were dubbed 'jailfies' by the inmates - and ended up sparking a Home Office investigation. The 42-year-old had been released from prison on licence earlier that year - but within weeks he had started committing a series of burglaries across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Prolific ‘jailfie’ back behind bars

by Jack Peat

    A prolific burglar who appeared in an infamous set of prison selfies boasting about the cushy regime inside is back behind bars - after reoffending when he was released. Simon Inker, 42, starred in a series of Instagram pictures taken on a smuggled camera showing inmates using PlayStations,...

An incredible country estate with a large lake and 5,000 acres is being sold for £24 MILLION by a descendent of the Guinness brewing family. Luggala is one of Ireland’s best-known homes having been used in film and TV and hosted the likes of Michael Jackson. It was built in the 18th century and, in the 1930s, was bought by Ernest Guinness who gave the property to his daughter Oonagh as a wedding present. See Centre Press story CPGUINNESS. The main home on the 5,000 acre estate is a five-bedroom gothic property has seven bedrooms and three reception rooms. There are four further bedrooms within the guest lodge and 16 in the seven estate lodges and cottages dotted around the estate. It is a home which has attracted celebrities for decades. Michael Jackson secretly rented it for three months in 2006 while Gerard Depardieu was on his way to Luggala when he was kicked off a Paris-to-Dublin flight for urinating in the aisle. The Rolling Stones have also stayed there. The estate, which is just 25 miles from Dublin, was used to film scenes in Braveheart and Excalibur and Bono once called Luggala his inspiration. For the past 47 years it has been the home of Gareche Browne, the great, great, greatson of Arthur Guinness, who founded the legendary drink. Gareche Browne, who is the founder of Claddagh Records, is now selling Luggala for £24 million. The decision to sell Luggala is expected to generate international interest, but it has also prompted debate in Ireland. There have been calls for the Irish government to buy Luggala, but officials have said they couldn’t afford the 28 million euro (£24m) asking price. *** Local Caption *** Please byline - Sotheby's Realty/SWNS.COM An incredible country estate with a large lake and 5,000 acres is being sold for £24 MILLION by a descendent of the Guinness brewing family. Luggala is one of Ireland’s best-known homes having been used in film and TV and hosted the likes of Michael Jackson. It was built in the 18th century and, in the 1930s, was bought by Ernest Guinness who gave the property to his daughter Oonagh as a wedding present. See Centre Press story CPGUINNESS. The main home on the 5,000 acre estate is a five-bedroom gothic property has seven bedrooms and three reception rooms. There are four further bedrooms within the guest lodge and 16 in the seven estate lodges and cottages dotted around the estate. It is a home which has attracted celebrities for decades. Michael Jackson secretly rented it for three months in 2006 while Gerard Depardieu was on his way to Luggala when he was kicked off a Paris-to-Dublin flight for urinating in the aisle. The Rolling Stones have also stayed there. The estate, which is just 25 miles from Dublin, was used to film scenes in Braveheart and Excalibur and Bono once called Luggala his inspiration. For the past 47 years it has been the home of Gareche Browne, the great, great, greatson of Arthur Guinness, who founded the legendary drink. Gareche Browne, who is the founder of Claddagh Records, is now selling Luggala for £24 million. The decision to sell Luggala is expected to generate international interest, but it has also prompted debate in Ireland. There have been calls for the Irish government to buy Luggala, but officials have said they couldn’t afford the 28 million euro (£24m) asking price.

Incredible home with 5,000 acres of land put on the market

by Jack Peat

An incredible country estate used to film scenes in Braveheart is being sold for £24 MILLION by a descendent of the Guinness brewing family. Luggala is one of Ireland's best-known homes having been used in film and TV and hosted the likes of Michael Jackson. It was built in the...

Did only stupid people vote for Brexit?

by Jack Peat

This Saturday I did something I haven't done since the day we voted to leave the European Union: I defended Brexit voters. My friend had made the argument that of all the leave voters he had spoken to about their decision to leave the EU not one had been able to...

Super Bowl LI – If there is a God

by Jack Peat

It’s Super Bowl XLIX and Marshawn 'Beast Mode' Lynch has driven the ball to the half yard line for the Seattle Seahawks to set up second and goal with 27 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter. With the score tensely poised at 28 points to 24 a...

The Queensferry Crossing as the final piece of deck is lifted into position over the Firth of Forth. February 3 2017

Final section of £1.35bn Forth crossing fitted

by Jack Peat

The final section of the new Queensferry Crossing was lifted into place today, completing the 1.7-mile link across the Forth. The segment, which is one of 122, was slotted into place by engineers, marking the "culmination of a world class team effort". The £1.35 billion structure, which is replacing the...

GV of "Dr Evils Body Modification Emporium" also known as "Punctured Body Piercing & Modification" in Princess Alley, Wolverhampton. (Friday 3 February 2017). A tattoo artist appeared in court yesterday (Fri) accused of splitting a customer's tongue, removing an ear and slicing off someone's NIPPLE. See NTI story NTITATTOO. Brendan McCarthy, 47, is accused of committing the bizarre offences at his salon, called Dr Evils Body Modification Emporium. The tattooist was arrested in December 2015 after concerns over his lack of medical qualifications, the unsuitability of his salon and unregulated actions. Yesterday (Fri), McCarthy appeared at Walsall Magistrates Court charged with three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and three alternative counts of wounding without intent. The charges relate to Ezechiel Lott and two other unnamed customers. The offences are said to have taken place between August 2012 and July 2015, relate to the removal of a client's ear and nipple and splitting the customer's tongue. McCarthy, of Wolverhampton, West Mids., didn't plead to the offences and only spoke only to confirm his name, age and address during the short hearing.

Dr Evils Body Modification Emporium – Which is just as bad as it sounds

by Jack Peat

A tattoo artist appeared in court accused of splitting a customer's tongue, removing an ear and slicing off someone's NIPPLE. Brendan McCarthy, 47, is accused of committing the bizarre offences at his salon, called Dr Evils Body Modification Emporium. The tattooist was arrested in December 2015 after concerns over his...

Does promoting a low-cost image at a high-cost airport work?

by Jack Peat

There's a deathly silence around the boarding gates of the newly built Terminal 2 at Heathrow. Silly season has passed and the departure lounges are filled with the dulcet whispers of business chit chat, a serene time to fly indeed. With low cost carriers relatively new to the scene at...

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