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.

Whitehall Could Need 30,000 Extra Staff To Deal With Brexit

Leaked documents have revealed that the government has no plan for Brexit, and that it may need to employ 30,000 extra staff in order to deal with related projects. The Times today unveiled a leaked memo that suggests it will take another six months before the government decides precisely what it...

London Monarchs Enter First Ever Quidditch Premier League

The London Monarchs and Southeast Knights are among the first teams to be entered into the Quidditch Premier League. After many years of strong growth within the quidditch community, the Quidditch Premier League (QPL) has been established to create a new tournament structure for the best players in the UK. Eight...

Kids As Young As 6 Own A Mobile Phone, And Spend 4 Hours A Day On It

Kids as young as six years-old now own a mobile phone, with many spending as much as four hours a day consumed by it. New research has revealed that in an ever-increasing technological society children are becoming tech savvy from a younger age, with many surpassing their parents’ knowledge of devices....

“Enormous Moral Gulf” Exists Between Food Producers and Consumers

There's an enormous moral gulf between food producers and consumers, according to the founder & director of vegan campaigning charity Viva!. New research has revealed millions of Brits have no idea how their food is produced, and almost half would consider cutting back on meat, eggs and dairy products having known some of...

Can You Spot The Chili in the Red Hot Chili Peppers

We all love a mind-boggling puzzle on a Friday afternoon, which is why we've sourced the latest one which is boggling minds… and tickling tastebuds. It features US rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers performing – with a selection of real chilis secretly sprinkled throughout the scene. We don’t want to give...

Trump: Picking Out The Positives

Remember that scene in The Office when David Brent gets promoted at the expense of the rest of his team? I imagine the faces of utter bewilderment that he was met with are quite similar to the gawps we all shot at our television screens yesterday morning waking to the...

Clinton Was Part Of The System Americans Wanted To Escape

By Marcus Solarz Hendriks Hindsight is a beautiful thing. It makes people so wise. And we are seeing plenty of wise people in the media coverage of Donald Trump’s shock election last night. Above all, commentators are beginning to understand the mistakes in their comprehension of the political climate, which resulted...

The Top 50 List of Dating No-Nos

First dates have sort of become a big deal of late. I mean, there's an entire programme dedicated to them which captures their essence thanks to a wise maître d, a savvy barman and a restaurant full of endless possibilities. But what's the key to making them a success? Well, according to new...

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