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The experience that Stuart Syvret had is perhaps
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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

The experience thatStuart Syvret had is perhaps at the blunter end of the scale

The experience that
Stuart Syvret had is perhaps at the blunter end of the scale

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- The experience that Stuart Syvret had is perhaps
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at the blunter end of the scale.
Duration
10 seconds
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14
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:08
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
He was simply suppressed and taken to court - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
He was simply suppressed and taken to court
(siren wails) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
(siren wails)
- This is kind of how oppression happens in Jersey, see. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
- This is kind of how oppression happens in Jersey, see.
All kinds of little things get done to harass people. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
All kinds of little things get done to harass people.
They don't often go to the kinds of extremes - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:20
They don't often go to the kinds of extremes
You know, if you annoy the establishment in Jersey, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
You know, if you annoy the establishment in Jersey,
That's kind of how it works, isn't it? - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
That's kind of how it works, isn't it?
- I went to Jersey in March 2009, with Nick Shaxson. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- I went to Jersey in March 2009, with Nick Shaxson.
About 24 hours after we arrived in Jersey, we were there - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
About 24 hours after we arrived in Jersey, we were there
"Ever since we arrived at the airport, we've been followed." - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
"Ever since we arrived at the airport, we've been ...
And I found that very disturbing, very disturbing indeed. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
And I found that very disturbing, very disturbing indeed.
If you don't like it here, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
If you don't like it here,
"Members of the firm, Appleby has gone on not only - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:23
"Members of the firm, Appleby has gone on not only
- [Narrator] The same lawyers and accountants - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
- [Narrator] The same lawyers and accountants
In Britain's offshore world, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
In Britain's offshore world,
They lobby for business and promote business interests. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
They lobby for business and promote business interests.
They draft, refine and pass legislation. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
They draft, refine and pass legislation.
Politicians sit on the boards - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Politicians sit on the boards
(solemn music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
(solemn music)
Indeed, there should be no place for dirty money anywhere. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Indeed, there should be no place for dirty money anywhere.