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.

Lowest Voter Turn Out Since 2000 Predicted For London Mayoral Contest

As little as 35 per cent of eligible voters could cast their ballet in today's London Mayoral election. According to figures from Sporting Index it could be the lowest voter turnout for a London Mayoral contest since 2000. The company expects Labour’s candidate, Tooting MP Sadiq Khan, to receive 46.5 per...

Watch: Politicians Throw Punches Inside Turkish Parliament

A Turkish parliamentary committee broke down into chaos following a ruling to strip legislators of their immunity from prosecution. Legislators in the Turkish capital Ankara climbed across tables, threw punches and hurled water bottles in the heated discussion. The politicians had been convened to discuss a constitutional amendment that could lead...

Watch: Italians Try to Pronounce ‘Leicester’

A hilarious compilation of Italians trying to pronounce 'Leicester' has emerged after the Foxes were confirmed as Premier League champions last night. Italian site Repubblica took to the streets to see if locals could pronounce the newly-confirmed EPL champions, with some hilarious results. Leicester, along with other towns and cities such...

Watch: Radiohead New Single

Radiohead have released a claymation video of their new single Burn the Witch. The new release is the first preview of Radiohead’s long-awaited ninth studio album, which has been shrouded in mystery after the band's internet presence gradually began to disappear, erasing all content from their social networks and official website. They broke...

Trump Ahead Of Clinton In Polls

Controversial Republican politician Donald Trump has edged ahead of Hilary Clinton for the first time in the presidential race. A Rasmussen Reports poll says Trump has support of 41 per cent of US voters compared to just 39 per cent for Clinton. It comes ahead of the Indiana primary where Trump could...

Mystic African Fertility Statues Arrive in London

Two mystic African fertility statues were on show in Piccadilly Circus after arriving from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in the US. The statues were hand-carved by the Baule tribe, who live in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in West Africa, and date back to the 1930s. Ripley’s acquired the figures in...

A Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft takes off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to take part in the UN-backed operation over Libya.

Sonic Boom Heard Over Doncaster and Leeds

Reports of a sonic boom been heard over Doncaster and Leeds are filtering through over social media following a QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) Typhoon scramble. RAF Conningsbury has confirmed that QRA Typhoons were scrambled this evening, possibly down to an aircraft's Mode-S Transponder been turned off which could indicate a hijack. It...

3 Earth-Like Planets “Best Chance Yet Of Finding Extraterrestrial Life”

Three Earth-like planets have been discovered by scientists which offer the best chance yet of finding extraterrestrial life. A groundbreaking report, published in Nature, revealed that the Earth-sized planets that orbit around a small star nearly 40 light years away could represent astronomers' best chance yet of finding life outside...

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