Jack Peat

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Jack Peat is a floating editor for JOE and the editor of The London Economic. His work has also appeared in VICE, The Big Issue, The Independent and HuffPost. In 2021, he authored "The Great Pie Revolt", a gastronomic guide to the Premier League and EFL.

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  • Boris Johnson rocked by further resignations

    Boris Johnson rocked by further resignations

    It comes as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid both sensationally quit their positions  Boris Johnson has been rocked by further resignations after Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid both resigned their roles in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal. The Chancellor said “the public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously” in […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘It’s happening’ trends on Twitter as Boris gets rocked by ministerial resignations

    ‘It’s happening’ trends on Twitter as Boris gets rocked by ministerial resignations

    The prime minister survived Partygate, two by-election defeats and a vote of no confidence, but two high-profile resignations could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back  Boris Johnson’s future as the Prime Minister of Britain was hanging by a thread this evening following the resignation of his Chancellor and Health Secretary. Rishi Sunak and […]

    4 years ago

  • Reading caps tickets at £20… for all clubs that promise to do the same

    Reading caps tickets at £20… for all clubs that promise to do the same

    Some Championship clubs charged as much as £35 for visiting fans last season Reading FC has pledged to cap tickets for away fans at £20 for the 2022/23 season, as long as other clubs promise to do the same. The Royals narrowly avoided relegation last time out and will be looking to build some momentum […]

    4 years ago

  • Lurpak spotted on sale for £9.35 in supermarkets – with security tags on packs

    Lurpak spotted on sale for £9.35 in supermarkets – with security tags on packs

    Do they offer 3-month plans on Klarna to spread the cost?  Shoppers have expressed their outrage after finding packs of Lurpak priced at just shy of a tenner at a leading budget supermarket. Britain’s largest dairy producer has warned grocery prices will continue to rise this year as the country faces the worst inflation in […]

    4 years ago

  • Men with ‘very large penises’ wanted for new documentary

    Men with ‘very large penises’ wanted for new documentary

    Too Large For Love will document the struggles of well-endowed blokes Men with exceptionally large penises are being recruited for a new documentary that will lift the lid on the hidden problems of being well-endowed. A casting call has been put out on Lost in TV for participants over the age of 18 of any sexuality […]

    4 years ago

  • Someone has just set pictures of glum-looking Cabinet ministers to the Succession theme tune

    Someone has just set pictures of glum-looking Cabinet ministers to the Succession theme tune

    Boris Johnson’s administration has been rocked by yet another scandal. Allegations that Boris Johnson knew about an inquiry into Chris Pilcher in 2019 have rocked the Conservative administration. In an extraordinary intervention, Lord McDonald, the former permanent secretary in the Foreign Office for nearly five years, claimed that Downing Street may have lied over whether […]

    4 years ago

  • How Katie Price’s ‘year of no dramas’ is going so far

    How Katie Price’s ‘year of no dramas’ is going so far

    The former model promised to lead a quiet life following a turbulent 2021 – but it has turned out to be anything but Katie Price pledged to make 2022 a year of “no dramas” in January, saying she was looking forward to enjoying a few quiet months with her fiancé Carl Woods. 2021 was a […]

    4 years ago

  • Ten-year-old rape victim denied abortion in US after Supreme Court decision

    Ten-year-old rape victim denied abortion in US after Supreme Court decision

    Ohio bans abortion at 6 weeks… the young girl was 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant Controversy over the US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade resurfaced this week after it emerged that a 10-year-old child rape victim had been denied an abortion in Ohio. Hours after the high court decision, the US […]

    4 years ago

  • Cristiano Ronaldo could be headed to Chelsea in sensational Premier League switch up

    Cristiano Ronaldo could be headed to Chelsea in sensational Premier League switch up

    The high-profile star skipped training today as Erik ten Hag’s squad began their pre-season training. Christiano Ronaldo could be on his way to Stamford Bridge after he made clear his intentions to leave Manchester United this summer. Erik ten Hag and his squad began their pre-season preparations on Monday before they travel out to Thailand […]

    4 years ago

  • Dramatic moment Playboi Carti spectacularly falls off the stage at Wireless Festival

    Dramatic moment Playboi Carti spectacularly falls off the stage at Wireless Festival

    How big did he think the stage was? Playboi Carti took a dramatic tumble as he performed at Wireless Festival in Crystal Palace this weekend. The American rapper, who was making his UK festival debut, delighted fans as he sang ‘Sky’ from his latest studio album, ‘Whole Lotta Red’. But he seemingly underestimated the size […]

    4 years ago

  • Norwich City’s retro home kit is turning a few heads

    Norwich City’s retro home kit is turning a few heads

    The pin-stripe design is inspired by the 1980s era of football kits  Norwich City will mark their return to the Championship with a new retro home kit inspired by the 1980s. The Norfolk club, which enjoyed a prolific spell of promotion, silverware, record player signings and cup runs between 1980 and 1992, will look to […]

    4 years ago

  • Met predicts scorching 38 degree heat for Glasto 2050

    Met predicts scorching 38 degree heat for Glasto 2050

    Enjoy camping out in that!  Meteorologists have given their predictions for what the weather will be like at Glastonbury in 2050, with sizzling conditions making for some pretty uncomfortable camping conditions. According to the Met Office, festival-goers could be revelling in baking 38-degree heat over the course of the week within the next 30 years. […]

    4 years ago

  • Nadine Dorries has done it again, this time mistaking rugby league for rugby union

    Nadine Dorries has done it again, this time mistaking rugby league for rugby union

    Another day, another Dorries howler! Nadine Dorries walked into another classic blunder on Thursday after she referenced Jonny Wilkinson’s famous 2003 World Cup-winning drop kick… at a Rugby League press conference. The secretary for culture, media and (supposedly) sport was speaking to delegates in St Helens when she mixed up the two codes. “I’ve always […]

    4 years ago

  • Bernie Ecclestone says he’d ‘take a bullet for Putin’ in bizarre GMB interview

    Bernie Ecclestone says he’d ‘take a bullet for Putin’ in bizarre GMB interview

    ‘He’s a first class person and a sensible person’, the ex-F1 boss said  Bernie Ecclestone has reaffirmed his respect for Vladimir Putin ahead of the British Grand Prix, saying he would “still take a bullet for him”. The ex-Formula 1 boss courted controversy earlier this year after he stepped in to defend the Russian leader […]

    4 years ago

  • PMQs: Dominic Raab winks at Angela Rayner as deputies clash over strikes

    PMQs: Dominic Raab winks at Angela Rayner as deputies clash over strikes

    ‘I will never unsee Dominic Raab’s wink from the despatch box at Angela Rayner’, Labour’s Toby Perkins said Dominic Raab threw Angela Rayner a cheeky wink during PMQs on Wednesday as the deputies traded blows over recent industrial action. Standing in for Boris Johnson, the deputy prime minister said “Champagne socialism is back in the […]

    4 years ago

  • Wimbledon: Nick Krygios spits at fan and calls line judge ‘an old man’

    Wimbledon: Nick Krygios spits at fan and calls line judge ‘an old man’

    Krygios contested a thrilling five-set win against Britain’s Paul Jubb, but it was his usual on-court antics that got everybody talking. Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios spat in the direction of an abusive fan and called a line judge an “old man” during an intense match on Court 3 at this year’s Wimbledon. The famously […]

    4 years ago

  • Brexit protester has amplifiers seized as new protest laws come into force

    Brexit protester has amplifiers seized as new protest laws come into force

    Steve Bray was confronted by police near Parliament Square Steve Bray – commonly known as the ‘Stop Brexit’ man – had his pair of amplifiers forcibly seized by the police near Parliament Square on Tuesday. The pro-EU campaigner has been playing loud music and rambling abuse at politicians for years, often cropping up in news […]

    4 years ago

  • England in ‘Group of Death’ at 2022 World Cup – new study suggests

    England in ‘Group of Death’ at 2022 World Cup – new study suggests

    Gareth Southgate’s men officially have the toughest route through based on FIFA rankings – but not everyone is convinced A new study suggests England could be in the ‘Group of Death’ at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this winter. Based on FIFA rankings, the Three Lions will statistically face some of the most gruelling […]

    4 years ago