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.

Tourists Go Home, Refugees Welcome: Majorca Locals Vent Fury at Brits

Locals in Majorca have lashed out over the influx of British holidaymakers with signs reading "Tourists Go Home, Refugees Welcome". Tourists in the Spanish resort have been branded "terrorists" by local residents, with a series of inflammatory slogans sprawled across the walls in the Old Town of Palma. "Tourist you are the...

Step Aside Nigella: We Rely On Mum’s Recipes

Despite a plethora of celebrity chefs, cooking channels and online networks such as Pinterest and Instagram, Brits still rely on recipes handed down from their mothers, a new study has found. Some 64 per cent of the average Brit's current repertoire of meals are those inherited from their own mothers, rather...

Turn off the Box for the Magic of the FA Cup

For a man who has lived in Britain all of his life, Robbie has had very little exposure to football. His isolated town seven miles south of Glasgow is smack in the heart of rugby union territory and he has little interest in the fierce rivalry between the green and...

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...

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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...

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