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.

Labour Party Gains 100k New Members Since EU Referendum

The Labour Party has gained 100,000 new members since the EU referendum, taking it up to around half a million members. The previous peak under Tony Blair of 405,000 has now easily been surpassed under Jeremy Corbyn's reign, as the outspoken leader appeals to more grassroot supporters. Despite Corbyn losing...

UNILAD To Facebook Live Stream Homeless World Cup

UNILAD is set to become the first broadcaster to use Facebook Live to stream a football match with coverage from the Homeless World Cup. The social platform will live stream the games from Glasgow which will open up the tournament to a potential 1.5 billion video viewers. It also marks a momentous occasion in sport....

Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan Swallows Part Of Masterpiece

Renowned micro-sculptor Willard Wigan was left with a headache and a sore throat after he inhaled part of his new masterpiece. Alice, of Lewis Carroll’s seminal children’s tale ‘Alice In Wonderland’, found herself tumbling down a different sort of rabbit hole as the miniature figure was inhaled by her creator....

All Systems Go For Pixies: Announce New Album ‘Head Carrier’

It's all stations go for Pixies after the American alt rock band announced a new album, new tour and officially welcomed bass player Paz Lenchantin to the band. The sophomore “post-reunion” album, Head Carrier, will be released on September 30 featuring a unique aural mix of surrealism, psychedelia, dissonance and surf...

Doubles Player Threatens To Urinate On Court In Wimbledon Clash

Uruguaran Pablo Cuevas threatened to urinate on court during a doubles match with Britain's Jonny Marray and Adil Shamasdin. Umpire Aurelie Tourte refused Cuevas a toilet break which resulted in him threatening to wee into a ball can. He and his doubles partner Marcel Granollers then held a sit-down protest after receiving warnings for said...

Is It Acceptable To Use A Voucher On A Date?

Romance is dead, right? Or has it been re-imagined? Modern dating seems to be eschewing all the conventional rules of chivalry in favour of equality. Today, women are expected to at least offer to pay the bill and couples are increasingly going Dutch when dining out. British women take the gold...

Denmark Keen To Avoid British Mess Following Referendum

Support for the European Union in Denmark has surged to new highs with Danish people keen to avoid putting themselves in the "kind of mess the British have created for themselves". A new poll has countered fears that the Scandinavian nation might be the next country to hold a referendum,...

Christoph Waltz and wife Judith Holste walk the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards March 7, 2010 in Hollywood. Waltz took home the best supporting actor Oscar for his role of Colonel Hans Landa in "Inglorious Basterds."

Watch: Christoph Waltz Calls Nigel Farage The “Head Rat”

Actor Christoph Waltz has compared Nigel Farage to the "head rat" following the resignation of the UKIP leader. Farage quit as leader of the UK Independence Party saying he feels he has "done his bit" and that now he has his "country back", he wants his life back. The resignation was raised...

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