John Peet

John Peet is the Political Editor at The Economist. He was previously Europe editor from 2003 to 2015, and is widely considered an expert on European affairs. From 1998 he was Business Affairs Editor, responsible for the business, finance and economics and science & technology coverage of the paper. Prior to this he had been Brussels Correspondent, Executive Editor, Surveys Editor, Finance Correspondent, Washington, DC, Correspondent and Britain Correspondent. Before joining The Economist he was a civil servant, working for the Treasury and the Foreign Office from 1976 to 1986. He is the co-author of "Unhappy Union: How the Euro Crisis - and Europe - Can Be Fixed", publised by Profile Books May 2014.