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.

Remote Scottish airports a “potential target”

A new security procedure set to be introduced at a number of Scottish airports could mean bags and passengers are not searched and make Scotland a "potential target". Three small and remote Highlands and Islands Airports are to put passengers through a 'streamlined check-in process' from the end of this...

Leicester City's manager Claudio Ranieri being made a Doctor of Arts at  De Montfort University Leicester on Wednesday 25 January 2017.
The Premier League winning manager receives an honorary degree from De Montfort University Leicester during  January graduation ceremonies in front of an audience of hundreds of fellow graduate  See NTI story NTIRANIERE; Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri bags himself another title - Doctor of Arts - at a university degree ceremony.

Claudio Ranieri receives honorary degree from De Montfort University

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has bagged himself another title - this time as Doctor of Arts after receiving an honorary university degree. The 65-year-old accepted the accolade from De Montfort University in Leicester for his Premier League winning achievement with the Foxes. In front of an audience of hundreds...

Scottish colleges struggling to meet gender balance targets

A quarter of courses are struggling to meet tough new targets on gender balance in Scottish colleges. In total, five out of 18 subjects have failed to meet the goal of ensuring that at least 25 per cent of students on the course are male or female. The figures show...

Barnes pub to host 2017 Great Sausage Roll Off

The Red Lion is set to host the fifth annual Great Sausage Roll Off this evening, with finalists from across Britain entering sausage rolls with the hope of been crowned Britain's best. The Barnes pub has been giving this much overlooked buffet item the attention it deserves since 2013 with an event...

Brits reveal their biggest Valentine’s Day disasters

Getting arrested after a fight in a restaurant, finding out they were being cheated on and ending up in hospital are among Brits’ biggest Valentine’s Day disasters. Millions have been left disappointed after a lacklustre Valentine’s Day, but more than one in ten went as far as to say the...

Paris and Frankfurt battle over “Brefugees”

Brefugee, noun, UK, informal - a worker who is to be displaced by Brexit Paris and Frankfurt are set to battle over so-called Brefugees. The workers, who have been displaced by Britain exiting the European Union, will in most cases have to choose between the French capital and the German...

Whisky

Scotland’s monster industry booms again

It is said that at any given time there are almost five barrels of whisky maturing in Scotland for every person living in the country. In a nation with a population of  5.3 million people it is quite remarkable that it houses a global industry worth £5 billion a year to the...

Loan sharks responsible for “appalling rate” of homelessness

Loan sharks are pushing vulnerable families into homelessness according to a campaign launched to raise awareness about the dangers associated with borrowing from illegal lenders. New figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government show there has been a 16 per cent increase of people sleeping rough on England's streets compared to last...

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