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.

Landlords crammed 40 migrants into semi-detached house in Wembley

Slum landlords who crammed up to 40 migrants inside their semi-detached suburban house face losing over a third of a million pounds they made, a court heard Mum Harsha, 53, daughter Chandni, 27, and brother-in-law Sanjay Shah, 54, rented their four bedroom property through an agent who at one point...

Rooms in this hotel come with self-parking slippers

A state-of-the-art hotel in Japan has opened with rooms that have self-parking SLIPPERS. The ProPILOT Park ‘Ryokan’ will combine the ultimate in traditional hospitality with Nissan’s autonomous driving technology to give guests some quirky amenities. Using automotive systems the slippers "park" themselves at the entrance of the traditional inn at...

Revealed: The best things about working from home

Not having to commute, being able to stay in your pyjamas all-day and not having to do tea rounds are among biggest perks of working from home, according to a study. Researchers polled 2,000 people who work from home and identified the benefits of doing so - including the avoidance...

7 in 10 UK workers are “chronically broke”

Economic insecurity has become the "new normal" according to a damning new study, with at least 70 per cent of the UK’s working population "chronically broke". Research by leading thinktank Royal Society of Arts found that while about 30 per cent of respondents said they lived comfortably, 40 per cent said...

These are the dishes that are most likely to cause food envy

Brits suffer from food envy once a week – with cheesy garlic bread, pizza and cheesecake most likely to bring on the green-eyed monster, a study has found. Almost half of Brits have fallen victim to ‘food envy’ - feelings of regret about a food choice and wishing they were...

Wine of the Week: Pujalet, 2016

January can be a rather dull month all told, which is why the brains in the booze business came up with Tryanuary in order to do-away with its sober counterpart. Initially aimed at the beer market, Tryanuary was created to encourage ale fans to support independent breweries, pubs, bars and other retailers...

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