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.

12 Feb 2015, London, England, UK --- Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) drinks a cup of tea at the Smallgains boatyard during a campaign stop on Canvey Island in Essex, southeast England February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS) --- Image by © SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters/Corbis

Watch: Trumpism in Britain

Featuring Harold Stone and Dan Mulloy As the Donald Trump roller-coaster campaign graces a post-referendum UK with its presence, we should take the opportunity to reflect on where politics is heading here in Britain. This referendum has shown nationalism in its ugliest forms and reminds us that the contemptible campaign of...

A Protest Vote Gone Wrong?

Is the decision to leave the EU a protest vote gone wrong? It certainly looks that way after a study revealed only 30 per cent of Leave supporters thought the UK would actually vote leave. Yesterday's results have left plenty of people in shock, with the markets in turmoil after...

We’ve Legitimised Europe’s Right Wing Underbelly

Britain has voted to leave the European Union and the question on everyone’s mind has shifted from “what if” to “what now”. Immediately, nothing much will change. Prominent Brexiteer Boris Johnson has already called for calm and most political commentators agree that it could be some time before we see...

Boris Johnson Fights Through Crowds Shouting ‘Scum’

Boris Johnson, tipped for Tory leadership following the EU referendum result, had to fight through crowds of people shouting 'scum' and 'traitor' en route to the Leave Campaign's headquarters. The former London Mayor is due to deliver a speech following a monumental decision to leave the European Union, but he...

Boris Johnson Overwhelming Favourite To Become Next PM

Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson is overwhelming favourite to become the next Prime Minister. Following the resignation of David Cameron, Johnson is now odds-on favourite to take the Conservative leader job and become the UK's PM. Boris is 5/6 to be next Conservative Party leader, well ahead of rivals Theresa May...

Watch: David Cameron’s Emotional Resignation Speech

David Cameron delivered an emotion resignation speech this morning after Britain voted to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister called the referendum a "giant democratic exercise", perhaps the biggest in our history, after more than 33 million people had their say. He said: "The will of the British people...

UWE Project Generates Electricity From Urine At Glastonbury

A University of the West of England project that generates electricity from urine has been installed at Glastonbury Festival. The ‘Pee Power ‘project, featuring the Dunster House Emergency Pissoire Superstructure, has been set up at the festival to highlight its application in urban or rural locations that do not have easy access...

The London Economic

Pubs Cash In As Home Nations Progress

British pubs are set to cash in after all home nations progressed into the final 16 of the Euro 2016 championships. The tournament has been lucrative for watering holes across the country so far, with the England v Wales game seeing afternoon takings in pubs across the UK rise by an...

The EU, and my Faith in Humanity

The news agenda has been so miserable of late that it's become near impossible to find anything to be positive about. So late last week composer Nick Harvey asked Twitter to tell him things that have made people smile, and in doing so created an umbrella of loveliness amidst a downpour...

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