Banks are the pits when it comes to dishing it out, although only too anxious to get it in.
This is partly to do with the Strong Pound, which is in fact, a big weakness for exporters like us. Some of the other banks are waiting for it to come down to sensible levels before paying up. We did not expect him to stay around too long, as it is awful having a boss again after being your own boss. I gather he is looking to launch a dot com financial company. We wish him the best of luck.