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.

File photo of Buckfast Abbey in Devon. See SWNS story SWMONK; Monks who make a controversial wine linked to violent crime made nearly £9million last year. The Charity Commission, a government department that regulates charities, revealed that the Buckfast Abbey Trust's income was £8.8m in 2014-15 - and most of the cash came from wine sales. Monks at the abbey have been making a wine - known as 'buckie' - since the 1920s. But the caffeinated wine has been linked to antisocial behaviour and violence in Scotland - where over 6,500 crime reports were linked to the wine in the space of two years.

These are the monks cashing in on Scotland’s Buckfast addiction

Buckfast gets you fucked fast, as the saying goes. Well, it can also get you minted fast if you're a monk at Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh, Devon. The Charity Commission tpday revealed Buckfast Abbey Trust's income for 2014/15 was £8.8m - mostly coming from its wine. Monks at the abbey have been making...

Southern Rail Passengers Consider Chartering Their Own Train

Fed up Southern passengers are considering chartering their own train to avoid another year of delays, cancellations and chaos. After a sorry year for the Southern rail franchise passengers are now looking to take matters in to their own hands by chartering a train to run from Redhill, Surrey, into London -...

Inside The Hotel Of The Future

Robo-Butlers, 3D printers and a choose your own dream service could all be part of a hotel service in the future. A new study has uncovered how the travel and hotel experience will be different in a year, 25 years and as far ahead as 2060, finding Neuro-dreaming could soon...

The Top 20 Hangover Cures

Fry-ups, lie-ins and hair of the dog are among the top 20 hangover treatments Brits rely on the most. According to new research Brits will spend two years of their lives feeling hungover, with the average adult suffering one hangover a month – 12 a year. That means the equivalent of two...

Vote for the SWNS Media Group Picture of the Year

Entries for the SWNS Media Group Picture of the Year have been submitted for a public ballet, with some stunning photos to choose from among this year's entrants. Every year the SWNS news wire supplies newspapers and magazines around the world with some of the most fascinating, captivating and powerful...

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