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.

Why The Smug Brexiteers Are Seriously Wrong

It was with a gnawing sense of despair that I haven’t felt since referendum results day that I watched my boss tip back his office chair, newspaper in hand and pronounce with great glee that, as he had so wisely predicted, things are back to normal for Britain. All those...

Humans Have Destroyed 10% of Earth’s Wilderness Since 1992

Humans have destroyed ten per cent of the Earth's wilderness since 1992, according to new research. The study, authored by researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland and published in Cell, revealed that the earth has lost nearly 1.3 million square miles of wilderness (defined as areas that are largely free of human...

Watch: London Luton to get £110 million Revamp

London Luton Airport is set to get a £110 million revamp to increase capacity 50 per cent to 18 million passengers per year by 2020. The airport has already opened a new security search area and a £1 million executive lounge, with new developments bring a 1,700 space multi-storey car...

How Corporate Partnerships Are Changing The Charity Landscape

By Janelle Butterfield, Macmillan Cancer Support Companies teaming up with charities is by no mean a new endeavour, but as the market becomes ever busier and more competitive, non-for-profits are demonstrating the value of aligning with them by proposing more partnerships with a cross sector service element to extend reach whilst helping...

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Oasis/ Blur Amnesty Launched by Pizza Pilgrims

After years of rivalry, an Oasis/ Blur amnesty finally looks in sight. Starting from this week (Tuesday 13th September), Pizza Pilgrims will give a free pizza to everyone that brings in an Oasis CD. The promotion is to mark the collaboration with Blur basis Alex James' cheese company, which comes about after...

Zero Hours Contracts Are Not The Problem

By Asma Shah, CEO of You Make It Sports Direct saw a brief change in fortunes on Tuesday when its decision to drop ‘zero hour contracts’ apparently led to an immediate jump of five per cent in its share price. They are beset by a number of other problems at board...

Graffigna Gran Asado at Dinerama Shoreditch London on Tuesday 23 August 2016.

WIN a Meal at the Graffigna London Steak Awards 2016 Winner MASH

To celebrate the recent announcement of MASH as the London Steak Awards 2016 winner, Graffigna is offering one lucky reader the chance to dine at the winning restaurant. Five runners up will receive a bottle of Graffigna Centenario Malbec and a Graffigna steak chopping board. This summer an expert panel...

London Parks Swiped For Privately-Owned Academies

London parks are under threat from local councils desperate for land to develop into privately-owned academies. In Hackney, which made billions from regeneration the past 10 years, the Council is steadily building on publicly-owned parkland in a series of emergency education measures. But schools are no longer simply community assets - through a...

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