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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Clement Attlee, the prime minister of the Second World War,had something to say about the...

Clement Attlee, the prime minister of the Second World War,
had something to say about the City of London Corporation

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- Clement Attlee, the prime minister
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of the Second World War, had something to say
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about the City of London Corporation.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:30
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
"Over and over again, we have seen that there is, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
"Over and over again, we have seen that there is,
"The City of London, a convenient term for a collection - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"The City of London, a convenient term for a collection
"Those who control money can pursue a policy - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"Those who control money can pursue a policy
- [Narrator] At the heart of the City of London - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] At the heart of the City of London
It is also a financial regulator. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
It is also a financial regulator.
At the demise of empire, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
At the demise of empire,
In 1972, the Bank of England issued a license - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
In 1972, the Bank of England issued a license
Within 10 years, the BCCI grew - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Within 10 years, the BCCI grew
10 years later, the BCCI was bankrupt. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
10 years later, the BCCI was bankrupt.
- The Deputy Director of the CIA, Richard Kerr, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
- The Deputy Director of the CIA, Richard Kerr,
- [Narrator] But BCCI had not just collaborated - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
- [Narrator] But BCCI had not just collaborated
- BCCI constituted international global crime - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- BCCI constituted international global crime
The Bank of England knew it, says the report, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
The Bank of England knew it, says the report,
- I am saying very directly - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- I am saying very directly
Millions of depositors were hurt in that process. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Millions of depositors were hurt in that process.
- [Narrator] Numerous whistleblowers from BCCI - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] Numerous whistleblowers from BCCI
Yet the Bank of England did nothing. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
Yet the Bank of England did nothing.
- The Bank of England had plenty of time - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:24
- The Bank of England had plenty of time
- [Narrator] Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the governor - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- [Narrator] Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the governor
"If we closed down a bank every time we found an incidence - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:23
"If we closed down a bank every time we found an incide...