Freddie Sayers speaks to financial analyst Louis Gave about the West's self-made economic crisis. Read the article here: https://unherd.com/thepost/how-the-west-brought-economic-disaster-on-itself/ Listen to the podcast version: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-with-freddie-sayers/how-the-west-brought-economic-disaster-on-itself Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 01:05 - Introduction 01:05 - 04:06 - Have Western sanctions on Russia made the Western economic situation worse? 04:06 - 08:03 - How do those sanctions directly impact the West? 08:03 - 10:46 - The impact of external forces on these sanctions 10:46 - 13:32 - Is the price of the ruble worth looking at in depth? 13:32 - 16:40 - Are there sides to this story that are being missed? 16:40 - 19:47 - Has Russia been forced into the arms of China, as a result? 19:47 - 22:48 - To what extent are these sanctions a political going or on climate change prevention one? 22:48 - 24:14 - How should governments be tackling the climate crisis amid global political unrest? 24:14 - 25:11 - Is the US in a better position because it produces most of its own energy? 25:11 - 26:27 - Is the UK in a similar position to the US? 26:27 - 29:43 - What is the worst-case scenario? 29:43 - 30:54 - What are Louis’ predictions for the Western economy moving forward? 30:54 - 33:17 - How seriously did lockdowns affect the West’s economy? 33:17 - 36:06 - Is it sustainable to have interest rates above 4%? 36:06 - 37:23 - Is the economic mess that the West finds itself in is due to the fault of policymakers? 37:23 - 38:06 - Conclusion #LouisVincentGave #RussiaSanctions #UnHerd