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 origin of the curry house menu

Walk in to any curry house in Britain and you're likely to find a blueprint menu of the same dishes. Comforting for some, frustrating for others, but there's a very ingenious reason why. The curry house has been a mainstay of the British culinary scene since the 60s when the first...

Top 10 Up-And-Coming Places To Live In London

These are the next up-and-coming places to live in London Looking for the next up-and-coming places to live in London? Whisper it quietly, but change is afoot in London. With extensions to the Bakerloo and Northern Lines nigh and the prospect of two Crossrail projects the face of London is...

Economy or environment: Countries forced to choose between green or growth

Poverty, unemployment and zero economic growth are the likely outcome for countries which choose renewable energy sources over fossil fuels, according to a study. Energy from fossil fuels appears to ignite economies into greater and more sustained growth, whereas energy from wind and solar power not only fails to enhance...

This 26 acre tree-covered private island with marina and beach has been put on the market for £75 MILLION. See SWNS story SWISLAND; Pumpkin Key is an "extraordinary" retreat which boasts a three-bedroom main home, two caretaker's cottages and a dock master's apartment. It also has a 20-slip marina which is large enough to accommodate a megayacht. The island, which is a ten-minute helicopter ride from Miami's famous South Beach, has panoramic views of Card Sound Bay and spectacular sunsets.

Private island put on the market for £75 million

A 26 acre tree-covered private island with marina and beach has been put on the market for £75 MILLION. Pumpkin Key is an "extraordinary" retreat which boasts a three-bedroom main home, two caretaker's cottages and a dock master's apartment. The island, which is a ten-minute helicopter ride from Miami's famous...

Government is splashing education cash on affluent pupils

The government is splashing stretched education cash on affluent pupils as the gap between rich and poor grows, union GMB has claimed. Theresa May’s first flagship grammar school, set to open in Croydon in 2019, highlights the yawning chasm between the haves and the have-nots, it says, with the school allowed...

Mobile SOS service for the elderly could save NHS millions

An SOS service for the elderly which turns any mobile phone into a personal alarm promises to save families and the NHS millions of pounds a year. My SOS Family allows pensioners to alert relatives by touching a single button on a mobile phone if they suffer a fall or health...

Boris Johnson’s response to Trump’s Muslim ban “inadequate and insulting”

Boris Johnson’s response to Trump’s Muslim ban ‘inadequate and insulting’, says Britain's General Union. The foreign secretary has addressed the Commons following Donald Trump's controversial immigration crackdown, which prohibits refugees and citizens from countries including Syria, Iran and Iraq from visiting the US. He told the house British citizens were...

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