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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett, who rose to the top ofHMRC, the UK tax authority

One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett, who rose to the top of
HMRC, the UK tax authority

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One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett,
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who rose to the top of HMRC, the UK tax authority.
Duration
9 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:20
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
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,
(solemn music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
(solemn music)