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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Effectively saying, "Come tous, and we will show you how "to derive the most benefitfrom...

Effectively saying, "Come to
us, and we will show you how "to derive the most benefit
from it," in other words, how to perhaps exploit the legislation

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- Effectively saying, "Come to us, and we will show you how
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"to derive the most benefit from it," in other words,
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how to perhaps exploit the legislation.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:12
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.
- Even the offices - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- Even the offices
HMRC, which is the tax collector here in the UK, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
HMRC, which is the tax collector here in the UK,
- [Narrator] The company that owns the PFI contract - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- [Narrator] The company that owns the PFI contract
Because the interest was so high, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Because the interest was so high,
In 2011, HMRC could not prove - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
In 2011, HMRC could not prove
- I think we need to have a serious conversation - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
- I think we need to have a serious conversation
The reason we were protesting - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:15
The reason we were protesting
We know that these products are not being marketed - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
We know that these products are not being marketed
The only motivation is to spread the reach - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
The only motivation is to spread the reach
And it's all being promoted in the interests - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
And it's all being promoted in the interests
What you're seeing is basically - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
What you're seeing is basically
You've had initially occupation and resource extraction. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
You've had initially occupation and resource extraction...
And through that process, countries like Britain, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:15
And through that process, countries like Britain,
- [Narrator] The City of London - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Narrator] The City of London
As Britain's empire declined, the city transformed itself - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
As Britain's empire declined, the city transformed itse...
Former insignificant outposts of empire became the basis - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:15
Former insignificant outposts of empire became the basis
Today, 25% of the international finance is conducted - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
Today, 25% of the international finance is conducted
Almost half of the world's secrecy jurisdictions are - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Almost half of the world's secrecy jurisdictions are
Up to half of all offshore wealth may be hidden - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Up to half of all offshore wealth may be hidden
Financial services is how Britain's elites - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:19
Financial services is how Britain's elites