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.

The chicken run debate – which side do you stand?

A patronising tour of working class culture or a helping hand for community businesses? That is the debate following a recent "safari tour" of London chicken shops organised by the union at Goldsmiths University in Lewisham. According to the Evening Standard around 50 Goldsmiths students attended the Chicken Run event on Monday,...

Theatre Review: The Wipers Times

"Sometimes you get the impression that nobody ever laughed during the period between 1914 and 1918", Ian Hislop said ahead of the opening night of the Wipers Times at Richmond Theatre. To some extent that would be true - the war was no laughing matter, after all. But in other ways...

The world’s most boring sports revealed – do you agree?

Golf has beaten off competition from cricket, snooker and BRIDGE to be crowned the world's most BORING game. The snoozeworthy sport was invented in Scotland in 1497 and has been putting spectators to sleep ever since. However, it hasn't stopped it becoming one of the world's most popular games, with...

How well are you dealing with parenthood? Take the quiz

Hard-working parents don't get to finally put their feet up until 8:53pm, get just 48 minutes of time to themselves a day and spend most of their evening trying to get their kids to eat their dinner - but how well are you coping? New research has revealed the extent...

Labour pledges to end period poverty in schools

Shadow Secretary of State for Education Angela Rayner has pledged to end period poverty in schools by committing £10 million for sanitary products. Her strong words come after a report by charity Freedom4Girls found girls in the UK were missing school because they could not afford sanitary protection. Rayner told the Labour Party...

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