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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Traditionally, UKgovernments have tried not to interfere in the domesticaffairs of places...

Traditionally, UK
governments have tried not to interfere in the domestic
affairs of places like Jersey

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Traditionally, UK governments have tried not
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to interfere in the domestic affairs of places like Jersey.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:40
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.
You kind of go and talk to someone, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
You kind of go and talk to someone,
And they'd say, "We're not actually, particularly keen - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
And they'd say, "We're not actually, particul...
"It might be a good idea if you didn't go down that route." - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
"It might be a good idea if you didn't go down tha...
- [Narrator] The British government prefers not - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] The British government prefers not
Instead, it communicates its desires - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Instead, it communicates its desires
Discussions take place behind closed doors. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Discussions take place behind closed doors.
- The relationship that these places have - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
- The relationship that these places have
I mean, anybody who is British or knows British people knows - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:17
I mean, anybody who is British or knows British people knows
I mean, a lot of irony involved and a lot - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
I mean, a lot of irony involved and a lot
And I think that is very much the case - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
And I think that is very much the case
I think there's a lot of understanding of what we can - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
I think there's a lot of understanding of what we can
- [Narrator] By keeping its power hidden, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] By keeping its power hidden,
That's the message being sent - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
That's the message being sent
Attorney Steve McField will be representing government - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Attorney Steve McField will be representing government
The committee was set up to help colonies around the world - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
The committee was set up to help colonies around the world
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