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So this is inequality, and it is leading up to populism
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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

So this is inequality, andit is leading up to populism, because it shows so clearly that...

So this is inequality, and
it is leading up to populism, because it shows so clearly that the people today
leading the vote are not able to take care of the
interest of ordinary people

Full Transcript

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So this is inequality, and it is leading up to populism,
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because it shows so clearly
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that the people today leading the vote are not able
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to take care of the interest of ordinary people.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:38
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.
- Back in the '60s and '70s, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:20
- Back in the '60s and '70s,
And if you fast forward to the present day, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
And if you fast forward to the present day,
The offshore system is the establishment. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
The offshore system is the establishment.
- [Narrator] Today, offshore is the way elites - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- [Narrator] Today, offshore is the way elites
Tax evasion is the way business is done. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
Tax evasion is the way business is done.
- This kind of sophisticated cheating - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- This kind of sophisticated cheating
We like to talk about the pinstripe infrastructure - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
We like to talk about the pinstripe infrastructure
(solemn music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
(solemn music)
It does not put bullets in their kneecaps, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
It does not put bullets in their kneecaps,
It deprives people of opportunities - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
It deprives people of opportunities
- [Narrator] Accountants form the backbone - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] Accountants form the backbone
They administer the structures - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
They administer the structures
- There are about 2.5 million - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- There are about 2.5 million
Well-known people, well-dressed, well-fed, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
Well-known people, well-dressed, well-fed,
We can all elect a government, which says, "Vote for us. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
We can all elect a government, which says, "Vote for us...
"We will give you better healthcare, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"We will give you better healthcare,
"You elected this government, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
"You elected this government,
"The Amazons and the Googles - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
"The Amazons and the Googles
"Too bad, you voted for it, but actually, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:17
"Too bad, you voted for it, but actually,
And these firms are the rewarded - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
And these firms are the rewarded