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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

The committee was set up tohelp colonies around the world on the road to independence

The committee was set up to
help colonies around the world on the road to independence

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The committee was set up to help colonies around the world
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on the road to independence.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:34
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
But Mr. McField says he'll be making it clear - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
But Mr. McField says he'll be making it clear
- And that message is that the Premier, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- And that message is that the Premier,
That is the message that I will be carrying. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
That is the message that I will be carrying.
- [Narrator] When the Bahamas declared independence - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
- [Narrator] When the Bahamas declared independence
It was the British connection that reassured bankers - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
It was the British connection that reassured bankers
- This British bedrock, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- This British bedrock,
- [Narrator] In reality, much of the wealth administered - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] In reality, much of the wealth administered
- The City of London, by and large, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- The City of London, by and large,
There might, Heaven forbid, be a regulator - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
There might, Heaven forbid, be a regulator
So better to do the frauds offshore in Gibraltar or Jersey, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
So better to do the frauds offshore in Gibraltar or Jersey,
- [Narrator] Deals are often discussed - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- [Narrator] Deals are often discussed
- What they allow the city to do is to get involved - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- What they allow the city to do is to get involved
"That's tax haven activity, and we're the city. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
"That's tax haven activity, and we're the cit...
"We're not involved in that kind of stuff." - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
"We're not involved in that kind of stuff."
- The City of London has shaped the way in which Jersey, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:15
- The City of London has shaped the way in which Jersey,
I see these places as the Frankensteins created - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
I see these places as the Frankensteins created
- [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,