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[Narrator] In Britain, a new breed
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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

In Britain, a new breed of civil servant was rising to the top

[Narrator] In Britain, a new breed of civil servant was rising to the top

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- [Narrator] In Britain, a new breed
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of civil servant was rising to the top.
Duration
7 seconds
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20
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:15
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
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.
- Just like the mafia has penetrated the state, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- Just like the mafia has penetrated the state,
And the head of anti-avoidance - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
And the head of anti-avoidance
The newly appointed chairman - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
The newly appointed chairman
(solemn music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
(solemn music)
- The degree of political capture by the City of London, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
- The degree of political capture by the City of London,