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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

And the same firms are then advising local governments andthe central governments, and the...

And the same firms are then advising local governments and
the central governments, and the same firms then report
on the company accountant, tell us all is well

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And the same firms are then advising
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local governments and the central governments,
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and the same firms then report on the company accountant,
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tell us all is well.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:32
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
When I argued this with a Price Waterhouse partner - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
When I argued this with a Price Waterhouse partner
"We generate millions of dollars of revenues, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
"We generate millions of dollars of revenues,
"What is your problem?" - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
"What is your problem?"
"That's the language of drug-pushers and pimps." - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
"That's the language of drug-pushers and pimps.&qu...
- [Narrator] In Britain, a new breed - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Narrator] In Britain, a new breed
One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett,
Dave Hartnett had a new way of collecting tax. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Dave Hartnett had a new way of collecting tax.
Deals would be negotiated on an individual basis, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Deals would be negotiated on an individual basis,
In the case of the largest clients, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
In the case of the largest clients,
British Telecom was one of the first companies - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
British Telecom was one of the first companies
BT's chief executive, Ben Verwaayen wrote, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:18
BT's chief executive, Ben Verwaayen wrote,
- Litigation in the courts is really phenomenally expensive - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- Litigation in the courts is really phenomenally expensive
And the artists persuade people to pay - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
And the artists persuade people to pay
- [Crowd] Pay your tax, pay your tax, pay your tax! - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Crowd] Pay your tax, pay your tax, pay your tax!
- [Narrator] After protests erupted in 2011, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] After protests erupted in 2011,
Dave Hartnett claimed he could not give any information - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Dave Hartnett claimed he could not give any information
- What in statute prevents you - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- What in statute prevents you
- All my advice, Mr. Barclay, so far has been - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
- All my advice, Mr. Barclay, so far has been
- [Narrator] Dave Hartnett failed to mention - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- [Narrator] Dave Hartnett failed to mention
The head of HMRC was Dave Hartnett himself. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
The head of HMRC was Dave Hartnett himself.