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.

London’s First Naked Restaurant Opens This Month

London's first ever naked restaurant is set to open its doors next week. Diners will be transported to a beginning where everything was fresh, free and unadulterated from the trappings of modern life, with only the most natural, home-grown ingredients used to envelope patrons in a Pangea-like world, free from phones, electric...

Top 5 London “Survival” Boroughs For Start-Ups

Richmond upon Thames and Bexley have both been ranked in the top five "survival" boroughs for start-up businesses, according to new data. The riverside boroughs join the City, Sutton and Hackney on the top five list, with a 71.9 per cent survival rate. The City of London came top with...

Scots Back England at Euro 2016

Scottish football fans will be backing England at Euro 2016, according to new research. More Scotland fans are supporting England than Wales or Northern Ireland at this summer's tournament in France, which kicks off on Friday. Northern Ireland’s campaign can count on 15 per cent of Scottish football fans’ support, with...

Almost Two-Thirds of British Women Suffer From ‘Wardrobe Rage’

How long do you spend each morning wrapped in a towel staring to the abyss of your wardrobe wondering what to wear? According to new research British women spend an average of 17 minutes a day rifling through their wardrobes, and it's sending the country into a rage. Almost one in five British...

UK Entrepreneurs ‘Forged in the Fires of Adversity’

Almost a third of businesses founded in the UK in the last five years were in response to redundancy or long-term unemployment, according to new research. The financial crisis has shown that Brits are rather resilient folk, with many people bouncing back by staring adversity in the face and starting up...

Baby Boomers Will Be The Final Generation To Enjoy Financial Security

People born in the decade following the World War will be the final generation to enjoy financial security unless action is taken, according to Synaptic research. Thanks to financial ignorance, today’s UK consumers face a future where financial security and well-being are under real threat. Relative salaries have increased since the 1940’s...

Greater London Property Prices Hit Record £600,000

Property prices in Greater London have breached the £600,000 mark for the first time, according to LCP’s Land Registry analysis. The continued upward trajectory for property prices in Greater London has resulted in swelled property prices driven by record lows in mortgage rates and beneficial falls in basic rate Stamp Duty. England...

Fakebook: Are We All As Happy As We Look?

"We all strike a pose when it comes to social media, and we know everyone else does it too," Karen White wrote in the Huffington Post. "And yet, especially on a bad day, I still find the Voice of Judgment whispering in the back of my mind when I scroll...

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