Patrick Hosking
Articles by Patrick Hosking
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Business
The business - Patrick Hosking reveals how Gordon messed up
- 28 March 2005
Gordon Brown would never admit he messed up. But in the Budget, he quietly withdrew a tax perk that was meant to help the poor, but which led to a landlords' bonanza
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking learns how to ruin the banks
- 14 March 2005
Just like eBay, a new online business is cutting out the middleman - in this case, the banks. Can it really deliver cheaper loans and higher interest on savings?
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking questions the bank's profits
- 07 March 2005
It's possible that the big bank profits aren't really profits at all. If the credit bubble bursts, banks could find they've not made enough provision for bad loans and duff investments
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking sees a tenner lying on the grass
- 21 February 2005
Economists have discovered that we have been misallocating capital for more than a century. This suggests human beings are irrational and markets inefficient
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking makes MMO2's chairman an offer
- 14 February 2005
I shall write to the chairman of MMO2 and make an offer for his house at a price of my choosing. Unless he replies saying "no, thanks", I shall take possession
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking
- 07 February 2005
If Gordon Brown were to put VAT on food, it would be exactly what he needs to balance his Budget. But expect more stealth, and perhaps a land tax, not electoral suicide
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking junks General Motors
- 31 January 2005
General Motors is less a car-maker these days than a bank, but a bank with debts in excess of $300bn. Now the penny is finally dropping on Wall Street
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking has hopes for our children
- 24 January 2005
The new Child Trust Fund probably won't bring big returns, but if it teaches young people about the shiftier ways of the financial markets it will be worthwhile
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking logs on to www.businesssucks.com
- 17 January 2005
Can Britons emulate Americans and start websites that slag off big companies?
Business
The business - Patrick Hosking hears predictions of a raise in VAT
- 10 January 2005
A slowdown in consumption growth (or even no growth at all) will be one of the year's big stories. And at least one senior retailer expects Gordon Brown to raise VAT to 20 per cent
