These savers were reassured that the banks were safe and had signed up to the appropriate compensation scheme.

It said it would 'be pressing for a significant payment' or 'appropriate compensation for the damages caused by the authority's incorrect decision'.

But frankly, it's harder to sustain the busyness of juggling life as a minister without appropriate compensation.

It has taken a good two months to get everything more or less put right, and longer still to negotiate appropriate compensation.

But on his watch the bank continued to stonewall complaints and deny appropriate compensation.