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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Some people assume or surmise that the Corporation ofLondon is extremely powerful

Some people assume or surmise that the Corporation of
London is extremely powerful

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Some people assume or surmise
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that the Corporation of London is extremely powerful.
Duration
9 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:16
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
It is able in one way or another to shape British policy, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
It is able in one way or another to shape British policy,
- Clement Attlee, the prime minister - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- Clement Attlee, the prime minister
"Over and over again, we have seen that there is, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
"Over and over again, we have seen that there is,
"The City of London, a convenient term for a collection - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"The City of London, a convenient term for a collection
"Those who control money can pursue a policy - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"Those who control money can pursue a policy
- [Narrator] At the heart of the City of London - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] At the heart of the City of London
It is also a financial regulator. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
It is also a financial regulator.
At the demise of empire, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
At the demise of empire,
In 1972, the Bank of England issued a license - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
In 1972, the Bank of England issued a license
Within 10 years, the BCCI grew - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Within 10 years, the BCCI grew
10 years later, the BCCI was bankrupt. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
10 years later, the BCCI was bankrupt.
- The Deputy Director of the CIA, Richard Kerr, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
- The Deputy Director of the CIA, Richard Kerr,
- [Narrator] But BCCI had not just collaborated - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
- [Narrator] But BCCI had not just collaborated
- BCCI constituted international global crime - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- BCCI constituted international global crime
The Bank of England knew it, says the report, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
The Bank of England knew it, says the report,
- I am saying very directly - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- I am saying very directly
Millions of depositors were hurt in that process. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Millions of depositors were hurt in that process.
- [Narrator] Numerous whistleblowers from BCCI - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] Numerous whistleblowers from BCCI
Yet the Bank of England did nothing. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
Yet the Bank of England did nothing.
- The Bank of England had plenty of time - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:24
- The Bank of England had plenty of time