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.

Chippy has Britain’s best wine list – of English wines

A fish and chip shop have shunned traditional fizzy pop in exchange for a more upmarket taste - Britain's best English wine list. Olley's Fish Experience stock nine separate English wines from the south coast including bottles from Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Dorset. The bottles made from English grapes and...

These are the Christmas traditions we miss the most

Carol singing, sending Christmas cards and kissing under the mistletoe are among the traditions we miss most, a study found. A poll of 2,000 adults found many of us also yearn to go back to the days when going for a post-Christmas walk, making homemade mince pies and going to...

World’s biggest sleepout raises £3.6m to end homelessness

Over 8,000 people came together in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens this weekend to show their support for homeless people in Scotland by taking part in the world’s biggest sleepout, Sleep in the Park. Organised by Social Bite, donations topped £3.6m as the event began. Participants each raised a minimum of...

Stephen Hawking joins fight to prevent Jeremy Hunt privatising the NHS

Professor Stephen Hawking has joined a lawsuit aimed at preventing greater privatisation of the National Health Service. The revered professor, who has been vocal about the dismantling of the NHS, added his name to legal action seeking to prevent the establishment of "accountable care organisations" (ACOs) in the NHS, which threaten to...

A theme park advertises job for “elephant driver”

A theme park is advertising a bizarre job vacancy - for an ELEPHANT driver. Les Machines de l'ile in Nantes, France, is looking for a recruit to operate its 40ft tall mechanical wooden elephant. The attraction is home to a host of curious mechanical animals that roam amid the crowds,...

Uber Eats to deliver hangover cure during festive season

Uber Eats are now delivering a 'morning after' cure - in a box. As the Christmas festivities kick off around the country, experts at the food delivery firm have carefully crafted a breakfast which aims to help festive revellers survive the peak of the party season. The perfectly balanced meal...

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