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.

SpaceX Rocket Carrying Facebook’s First Satellite Explodes

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying Facebook's first satellite has exploded on Cape Canaveral launch pad. SpaceX - a privately-owned aerospace company - operates out of the Florida base next to Kennedy Space Center and was carrying out routine rocket tests when a huge explosion was heard. According to the Mail Online,...

First Direct Commercial Flight in 50 Years Departs US For Cuba

The first direct commercial flight in 50 years between US and Cuba has departed Fort Lauderdale bound for Santa Clara. JetBlue flight 387 departed on the short trip this morning destined for an airport 175 miles east of Havana at a site renowned for the huge memorial that hosts the remains of...

Pregnant

Number of Pregnant Women Forced to Leave Their Job Doubles

The number of pregnant and new mothers forced to leave their jobs has almost doubled in the past ten years. According to the Women and Equalities Committee, some 54,000 women were asked to leave their jobs, underscoring a "shocking" increase in discrimination. Oliver Black, director of My Family Care, said: "There is...

Graffigna Gran Asado at Dinerama Shoreditch London on Tuesday 23 August 2016.

Why We All Should Take Note of Asado Cooking

The greatest tragedy of modern day life is the pace at which we live it. You know who said that? I did. A 30 year-old workaholic who rushes through commuter crowds every morning at 8 before barging my way back through the same people at 6. I graft in the...

Calculate The Cost Of Your Bucket List

A new online tool has been launched which allows you to calculate the cost of your bucket list. Brits are willing to spend up to £10,000 on their bucket list on average, but with the cost of completing the UK’s ‘top 10 bucket list activities’ coming in at a whopping...

The London Economic

FDI Figures ‘Misleading’

FDI figures that show the UK enjoyed record breaking inward investment have been branded misleading. New figures show that 2,213 inward investment projects were secured in 2015-16 - an 11 per cent increase on the previous year. This led to around 116,000 jobs being created or safeguarded - the second highest...

Restaurant Review: Hunter 486

You can always spot a good hotel by how many amenities it provides. Bars of chocolate that sit adjacent to espresso coffee machines, rolled towel/ waterbottle combinations that greet you in the gym and a plethora of bathroom items that lay invitingly across from the in-built bathroom TV can transform a...

TLE

Aldi to Stock Wagyu Steak for Less than a Fiver!

Aldi is to stock the world's most expensive rump steak for less than a fiver this Bank Holiday weekend. With many London restaurants charging over £90 for cut of Wagyu beef, the budget supermarket is making a splash by cutting prices to less than a pint in most places! According to...

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