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 true story behind the Muslim foster care case

Why let a lie get in the way of a good story? This seems to be the case in the reporting of a Muslim foster carer hitting the front pages of the rightwing press. The Times could find itself in hot water this week after publishing several false claims in...

Could the humble Hash be the solution to our food waste problem?

Of all the problems facing our food ecosystem it is surprising how many of them stem from the home. Industry has taken quite a battering of late over the trail of devastation it has left in beefing up our food supplies. Speaking ahead of the Extinction Conference Professor Raj Patel says...

Education: The cost of going private

Parents on an average UK salary would need to hand over 39 per cent of their earnings to pay the average annual day fee of over £13,000, new research has revealed. The total cost of private school education from Reception to Year 13 has risen to an average of £152,906...

Network Fail: Fresh Waterloo chaos in five glorious tweets

Commuters faced fresh misery this morning as journeys in and out of London Waterloo were disrupted by faults with the signalling system. Following weeks of delays and reduced services due to a £800m project to increase capacity the re-opening got off to a rocky start with delays and cancellations expected until...

Brexit has made England an increasingly “hostile and divided” nation

Brexit has made England an increasingly "hostile and divided" nation, according to the Fear and HOPE 2017 report. The study revealed that despite the nation becoming more open and tolerant as a whole, responses to Brexit have left Britain more divided. A quarter of English people think Islam is a dangerous religion...

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