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.

Number of children in poverty set to soar to record 5.2 million

Shocking new research by a leading UK thinktank has revealed that the number of children living in poverty is set to soar to 5.2 million in the next five years. With government welfare cuts hitting the households with young families the hardest, more children than ever will be plunged into...

This graph says it all about the scale of inequality in Britain

The level of inequality in Britain far outstretches that of our European neighbours or other G7 countries, a new graph has revealed. According to OECD figures published in The Economist the richest people in the UK are leaps and bounds ahead of the poorest groups in terms of GDP per person....

Huge Harvey Weinstein effigy unveiled by Edenbridge Bonfire Society

Harvey Weinstein is to be this year's effigy burned by the Edenbridge Bonfire Society. The society has become renowned in recent years for burning effigies of controversial figures such as Donald Trump, Sepp Blatter and Katie Hopkins. The fire will be lit on Saturday night to raise money for local charities, with...

Shocking: Six million Brits believe they will never be debt free

Millions of Brits are facing a never-ending road to financial recovery, with one in eight believing they will never be debt-free. That’s according to new research which reveals a growing reliance on credit has led to the highest debt levels in recent history. The average person with debt is in the...

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