third world banking

Put a cheque in the bank on Monday(20thFeb), not a personal cheque, but a company cheque from one of the country's biggest companies.It will clear on Tuesday the 28th-8days.How can people here allow the banks quite obviously to keep their money for such a long time.£40m was stolen from the banks this morning, nice work if you can get it.British gas announced a 20%price hike, that's about 60% in the last year.This country is full of muppets who let themselves be walked all over.