Jack is a business, politics and economics reporter and the founder and editor of The London Economic. He has previously worked with SWNS and has contributed to VICE, Independent and Huffington Post. He originally comes from Woodlesford in West Yorkshire. Follow him @jacknpeat
The line between patriotism and nationalism is almost indistinguishable today. Whereas it once meant a devotion to a particular place and particular way of life, now it is about creating an ‘us vs them’.
Jack Peat writes about Labour, the Red Wall, and what Sir Keir Starmer and the party ought to do to win back voters. Preston City Council’s leader, Brown, spoke with The London Economic about community wealth building, employment policies, and living wage.
As Jack Peat writes, Labour should separate Conservative mistakes with Brexit from the vote itself, and hold them to account on those terms. Long-term failures by this government can be criticised within the framework of Brexit achieved.
Jack Peat writes about Labour’s recent misfortunes and discusses how the party needs to relate with both small town citizens and big city workers, while also working from the ground-up. In terms of Brexit, Sir Keir Starmer must stop ignoring the issue and confront it face-on.
The Batley and Spen by-election will expose a new European headache for Labour that has little to do with Brexit and a lot to do with the decay of the centre left.