Anglo

Directors’ loans

1. How much did Seanie & co borrow? Who authorised it?

2. What did they use it for?

a.      Did they buy shares, debt or CFDs?

b.     Did they use money to manipulate the share price in some way?

c.     What were the terms of the loan? Was it secured?

d.     Did they deceive shareholders and potential investors?

e.      Was it fraud/ deception?

f.       Who knew? (Govt, regulator, board, big banker friends, stockbrokers, ISE)

Golden circle’s 10% deal
3. Who came up with the 10% deal? Who approached the Golden Circle?

a.      What professionals were involved in advising on the deal? (Ernst & Young, MOP)
b. How much did they earn?
c. Why did regulator take Anglo’s legal advice and not seek their own?

4. Who are they? If they are named will we given proof that they are really the ones involved?

a. What was in it for them?

b. What were the terms of the deal/ promises made?

c. Who knew about it?

e. Why hasn’t all the info been made public?

g.     Why wasn’t Anglo allowed to go bust?

h.     How instrumental were CFDs in bringing Anglo down? Irish developers? Irish property market?

Other banks
5. How many other financial institutions were involved in concealing Anglo’s activities? (Nationwide, IL&P, etc.)

a. Was the regulator involved? Did he know and look away?

National debt
6. How much money do we have? What do we owe? When will we run out of money?
7. How long will it take to pay off bank debts?

8. Are all the banks insolvent?
9. Is the government insolvent?

10. How many generations will it take to clear the debt?

11. Why is everyone afraid to tell the full truth?
12. Why did journalists ask the hard questions until the Opposition started to respond last week?
13. Is Europe tying the government’s hands?

14. Is there a conspiracy of silence designed to “protect” Ireland’s reputation (ha, ha!) among international investors?

15. Are we completely screwed?

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