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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

I see these places asthe Frankensteins created by the City of London

I see these places as
the Frankensteins created by the City of London

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I see these places as the Frankensteins created
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by the City of London.
Duration
8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:28:39
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
- [Narrator] Today, the UK is the world's largest provider - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- [Narrator] Today, the UK is the world's largest provi...
- The UK has an almost unique role in global finance. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- The UK has an almost unique role in global finance.
And if you look at data, the kind of data - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:17
And if you look at data, the kind of data
Now there are two big centers, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Now there are two big centers,
- [Narrator] The two large centers are the United States, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:15
- [Narrator] The two large centers are the United States,
- And if you add to that other jurisdictions, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:23
- And if you add to that other jurisdictions,
And I think that figure represents better the position - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
And I think that figure represents better the position
(dramatic music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
(dramatic music)
But they still kept a significant degree of control - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
But they still kept a significant degree of control
So you could describe it as a second empire, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
So you could describe it as a second empire,
- [Narrator] At the time of the British Empire, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- [Narrator] At the time of the British Empire,
Not only Britain's colonies - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
Not only Britain's colonies
As the Empire declined, so too did the City of London. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
As the Empire declined, so too did the City of London.
The establishment of the London Euromarket enabled - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:18
The establishment of the London Euromarket enabled
International banks from across the globe set up branches - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
International banks from across the globe set up branches
- This system has taken the place of the occupation, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
- This system has taken the place of the occupation,
I don't know for England, but about the same time, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
I don't know for England, but about the same time,
And when you look at the money flows - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
And when you look at the money flows
We are still plundering developing countries - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
We are still plundering developing countries
- [Narrator] Wealthy individuals, organized crime - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- [Narrator] Wealthy individuals, organized crime