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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

They administer the structures that allow individuals and corporations to shift their...

They administer the structures that allow individuals and corporations to shift their money
offshore and evade taxes

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They administer the structures
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that allow individuals and corporations
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to shift their money offshore and evade taxes.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:22
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.
- 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
And the same firms are then advising - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
And the same firms are then advising
When I argued this with a Price Waterhouse partner - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
When I argued this with a Price Waterhouse partner
"We generate millions of dollars of revenues, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
"We generate millions of dollars of revenues,
"What is your problem?" - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
"What is your problem?"
"That's the language of drug-pushers and pimps." - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
"That's the language of drug-pushers and pimps.&qu...
- [Narrator] In Britain, a new breed - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Narrator] In Britain, a new breed
One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
One such civil servant was Dave Hartnett,
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,