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Boris Johnson Road Map
1. Roadmap out of lockdown From 8 March, people in England will see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route back to a more normal life. The success of the vaccination […]
Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode 10 “Starling is Prepared to Back Other FinTech’s”
Aha, good news for you today, I have just uploaded another of my Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things videos, now control your giddiness, let me tell you what it is about. Way back on […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode 9 “Communication, Help and Guidance is Really Important”
It is one thing saying something, but whether you truly mean it is another. With that in mind today as part of my ever growing “bank bosses say the craziest things” series of videos, I […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things “New Guarantee Loan Scheme Immediately After 31st of January”
I knew I should have given this new section of the website a different title, for today’s “Bank Bosses say the craziest things” video should be called “MP’s say the craziest things”, for that is […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode Seven “HM Treasury will NOT Pursue Recoveries”
Today is the day when apparently banks that are part of the Bounce Back Loan scheme are going to have their “digital journeys” for making use of the Chancellors “Pay as You Grow” aspect of […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode Six “I Will Just Waffle and Look Gormless”
Welcome to episode six of my ongoing series of videos in which I take a look at what bank bosses whose respective Banks are part of the Bounce Back Loan scheme have said when they […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode Five “Exaggerating Turnover is Fraud”
When it comes to the Bounce Back Loan scheme, some people working for certain lenders are famed for never being able to shut up and can often spout all manner of nonsense when being quizzed […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode Four “I Don’t Recognise the Article”
Being hauled in front of MP’s to explain your banks actions is something most bank bosses will dread, however many of them have been, and have been asked to explain what went wrong with their […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode Three “Those We Declined Complained on Social Media”
This is episode three of my new series of videos in which you can watch one of several different bank bosses squirm and try and talk themselves out of making themselves and their respective banks […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode Two “We had no handbook”
In the second episode of my series of videos in which you can see just what bank bosses have said to Members of Parliament, the one below will enlighten you on what the boss of […]

Bank Bosses Say the Craziest Things Episode One “backlog cleared by end of week”
Welcome to my new series of videos, in which I will be looking at some of the things bank bosses that are part of the Bounce Back Loan scheme have said when questioned by Members […]
Bounce Back Loan Scheme Timeline

Problems During Week 42 of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Keep your eyes on Cashplus if you have not yet got a Bounce Back Loan but are still at one at this late stage in the game, for they have confirmed that they are in […]

Overview of Week 41 of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Not long now until the Bounce Back Loan scheme finally comes to an end, and today I will let you take a look at some of the messages I received during week 41 of that […]

Overview of Week 40 of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Forty agonising weeks now some people have been waiting for an opportunity to actually apply for a Bounce Back Loan, and with the clock now ticking down to the end of the scheme it is […]

Week 39 of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Week thirty nine of the Bounce Back Loan scheme covered the days from the 25th of January 2021 through to the 31st of January 2021. It was during this week the latest set of fact […]

Round-Up of Week 38 of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Can you believe it has been thirty eight weeks since Bounce Back Loans became available, no me neither but it has been, and that week for reference covered the days from Monday the 18th of […]

Week Thirty Seven of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
The anti-business disease that has infected most British Business Bank accredited Bounce Back Loan lenders over the last few months, that being their somewhat collective decision to stick two fingers up to those that need […]

Working Through Week Thirty Six of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
You may now be totally convinced that you are in a coma and are experiencing all manner of hallucinations the way this week has progressed. Whilst I could ramble on about worldwide events such as […]

A Look at Week Thirty Five of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Christmas came and went and week thirty five of the Bounce Back Loan scheme came and went too, that week covered for reference the days from and including the 28th of December 2020 through to […]

Week Thirty Four of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
As week thirty four of the Bounce Back Loan scheme included Christmas Day, I decided to tweet less to give everyone a chance to take a break from the ongoing sagas associated with the scheme. […]

Moving onto Week Thirty Three of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Week thirty three of the Bounce Back Loan scheme came and went, and that week covered the days from the 14th of December through to and including the 20th of December 2020. The video below […]

Looking Back at Week Thirty Two of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Thirty two weeks had passed since the Bounce Back Loan scheme was launched, and with the future now looking bleak for many businesses due to lockdowns, this week was just as depressing for many business […]

Week Thirty One of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
We waved goodbye to November 2020 during week thirty one of the Bounce Back Loan scheme which covered the days from and including the 30th of November through to the 6th of December 2020. I […]

Taking a Look at Week Thirty of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Days turned into weeks then months for many people trying to get a Bounce Back Loan for it was now becoming very apparent during week thirty of the scheme, no accredited lenders were eager to […]

Problems During Week Twenty Nine of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
The never ending nightmare of not getting a Bounce Back Loan was very real and many people were hoping one bank at least would open up their new account systems and would let those who […]

Moving onto Week Twenty Eight of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Another set of figures were released in week twenty eight of the Bounce Back Loan scheme which covered the days from and including the 9th of November through to the 15th of November 2020 relating […]

Bounce Back Loan Scheme Week Twenty Seven
The original ending date of the Bounce Back Loan scheme was of course November the 4th 2020, however Rishi Sunak did extend the scheme a couple of times and the scheme had been extended and […]

Week Twenty Six of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
The Bounce Back Loan scheme was a business saver for many people, there is no doubt about that, but spare a thought for those who had not yet been able to apply for one, and […]

Looking Back at Week Twenty Five of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Imagine having been told you qualified for a Bounce Back Loan back in early May 2020 only to find that 25 weeks later you still had not been given the chance of getting one, well […]

How Week Twenty Four of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme Went
A month had passed since the powers that be had released the last set of figures relating to just how many Bounce Back Loans had been approved and the next set of figures to be […]

A Look at Week Twenty Three of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Considering the Bounce Back Loan scheme went live back on May the 4th, it was surprising or possibly not too surprising that during week twenty three of the scheme which covered the days from and […]

Week Twenty Two of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Every single week of the Bounce Back Loan scheme I received plenty of complaints for those seeking a BBL or cries for help from those still desperate to get a chance of at least applying […]

Updates on Week Twenty One of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
It was like Ground Hog Day for many people just hanging around waiting for a way to access the Bounce Back Loan scheme during week twenty one, that week was the one by the way […]

Events During Week Twenty of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
A set of figures were finally released during week twenty of the Bounce Back Loan scheme regarding just how many Bound Back Loans had been approved over the last few weeks, those figures are below, […]

Looking Back at Week Nineteen of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
If you have been keeping track of the weeks during which the Bounce Back Loan scheme was in operation, you will be aware that week nineteen covered the days from the 7th of September through […]

How Things Progressed in Week Eighteen of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
We all had to guess just how many Bounce Back Loans had been approved in week eighteen of that scheme which covered the days from 31st of August through to and including the 6th of […]

Events of Week Seventeen of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
With no official figures being released now each week as they had been done so up to and including week fifteen of the Bounce Back Loan scheme, no one other than those directly associated with […]

Week Sixteen of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
For reasons unknown, the powers that be decided the Great British Public were no longer worthy of knowing just how many Bounce Back Loans were approved each week from week sixteen of that scheme onwards […]

Looking at Week Fifteen of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Madness was beginning to set in for lots of people still waiting for a Bounce Back Loan in week fifteen, which covered the days from 10rd of August through to and including the 16th of […]

Highs and Lows of Week Fourteen of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Moving onto week fourteen of the Bounce Back Loan scheme, which covered the days from the 3rd of August to and including the 9th of August, a slight drop in approved BBL’s were reported that […]

Unlucky for Some During Week Thirteen of the BBL Scheme
Spanning the days from the 27th of July up to and including the 2nd of August there was a mixed bag of messages and tweets coming my way on week thirteen as usual, that week […]

Same Old Story During Week Twelve of the BBL Scheme
Week twelve of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme spanned from the 20th of July through to and including the 26th of July, and that week it was announced that a paltry 29,159 BBL’s had been […]

A Look at Week Eleven of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Week eleven of the Bounce Back Loan scheme started on the 13th of July and covered each day until the 19th of July, things were slowing down in that week as just 36,542 BBL’s were […]

Stresses and Strains of Week 10 of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
There was no cause to celebrate week ten of the Bounce Back Loan scheme, for during the 6th of July through to and including the 12th of July 2020 just 34,201 BBL’s were approved that […]

Week Nine of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Week nine of the Bounce Back Loan scheme started on 29th of June and ended on July the 5th 2020, and that week saw just 46,089 Bounce Back Loans being approved. It was around this […]

Events of Week Eight of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
The number of approved Bounce Back Loans continued to drop during week eight of the Bounce Back Loan scheme, in fact just 46,092 were approved from June the 22nd of June to the 28th 2020. […]

Week Seven of BBLs and the Infamous Shared Industry Database
Week seven of the Bounce Back Loan scheme saw a total of some 57,645 BBLs issued, however this was also the week the “shared industry database” became live and operated in real time (as good […]

What Happen During Week Six of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme?
As the Bounce Back Loan scheme moved into week six, the number of approved loans once again dropped, and between the 8th of June and end of business on the 14th of June 2020 it […]

Highs and Lows of Week Five of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
There was of course just as much interest in Bounce Back Loans as the scheme moved onto week five as in previous weeks, however at the end of that week there was a noticeable drop […]

How Week Four of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme Went
The cracks in the Bounce Back Loan scheme had certainly began to appear by week four, and whilst some 91,285 BBLs has been approved that week, many people who had applied back on or around […]

Moving Onto Week Three of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
As we moved onto week three of the Bounce Back Loan scheme, it turned out that during that week some 143,676 were approved and paid out. However, as was to be expected a whole host […]

Week Two of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
Moving onto week two of the Bounce Back Loan scheme, well looking at the number of businesses that managed to get approved for a loan that week, that being some 196,220 it was once again […]

A Look Back at Week One of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
It was like a dream come true, that being Rishi Sunak announcing the launch of a new scheme to help SME’s get access to business finance that they have often struggled to get, a scheme […]