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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

This British bedrock, that is what has allowed theseplaces to become so trusted by the...

This British bedrock, that is what has allowed these
places to become so trusted by the financial services industry and offshore finance and all these people

Full Transcript

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- This British bedrock,
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that is what has allowed these places to become so trusted
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by the financial services industry
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and offshore finance and all these people.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:15
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.
- [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,
- [Narrator] The two large centers are the United States, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:15
- [Narrator] The two large centers are the United States,
- And if you add to that other jurisdictions, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:23
- And if you add to that other jurisdictions,
And I think that figure represents better the position - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
And I think that figure represents better the position
(dramatic music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
(dramatic music)
But they still kept a significant degree of control - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
But they still kept a significant degree of control
So you could describe it as a second empire, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
So you could describe it as a second empire,