Crouch, Bind, Set! & G20 economics

The David McWilliams Podcast

David McWilliams

News & Politics

4.6 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

What does the latest G20 accord tell us about the new Cold War and speaking of wars, we examine the Rugby World Cup and more interestingly the Economics of Rugby. Will Saudi Arabia do to rugby what it’s trying to do to football, golf, F1 and probably tennis? Imagine Munster owned by a Sheik? Could it happen? As it spends billions in sports-washing, the RWC is surely a shop window event for potential buyers of the game!

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0:00.0	Just a quick announcement, Naomi Klein tickets for the conversation in the RDS on the 29th of September.
0:08.1	We have new tickets coming out at 29 euros.
0:12.2	They are on sale this morning.
0:14.7	Go to kilkenomics.com.
0:17.1	You'll see them on sale, Naomi Klein's book, Double Ganger.
0:21.2	It's an amazing read.
0:22.5	I've been going through it in the last couple of days.
0:24.8	Wonderful, wonderful read.
0:26.4	Those of you who know your activist politics will know Naomi Klein from the No Logo,
0:32.4	from Shock Doctrine, an extraordinary activist thinker, intellectual.
0:36.6	And we have new tickets on sale from this morning,
0:40.2	kilkenomics.com. We will see you in the RDS.
0:48.0	Here we are. Another train delay, not a problem for Claire.
0:52.4	Phone in hand, ready to play the free Coral Rewards Grabber.
0:56.0	Loose wrist, firm grip.
0:58.0	Textbook.
0:59.0	Oh, look at this.
1:00.4	She's won herself 50 Coral Coins for free.
1:03.5	But now what to spend them on?
1:05.3	Free spins or a casino bonus.
1:08.4	And...
1:09.3	Oh, she's gone with free spins.
	...

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