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.

One in five Brits can’t even boil an egg in the kitchen

Millions of Brits are lacking basic kitchen skills – with one in five admitting they can’t boil an egg, a study has found. Instead of a perfectly cooked egg, a fifth admit they end up with yolks which are too hard-boiled to dip, whites which are still runny or even...

Stormzy says Vote Labour…. apparently

Cheeky Jeremy Corbyn supporters are attempting to drum up votes by printing leaflets which say "Stormzy says vote Labour". The leaflet, handed out in Croydon, south London, claims the Tories hold 165 votes adding that "even you're dad's got more Facebook friends". It was shared by Labour activists thousands of...

Women ‘damned either way’ on maternity leave

Women are judged negatively if they choose to take maternity leave – and if they don’t – new research suggests. In a study of workers’ attitudes, mothers who took time off to care for babies were seen as less committed and competent at work. Meanwhile, those who continued working were...

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Four in ten Brits are ‘social tourists’, new research reveals

Millions of Brits are fulfilling their travel aspirations through friend’s and family’s posts on Facebook, according to new research. Four in ten UK adults admit they are ‘social tourists’ - experiencing an average of 14 countries through friend’s and family’s social media updates every year. However the typical respondent has...

Good news: The Amazon rainforest can recover

The Amazon rainforest has been given fresh hope after British scientists found it is much more resilient than previously feared. It constitutes more than half of the planet's remaining rainforest, with its 2.4 million square miles the most species rich tract of land. Storing about half of the global tropical...

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