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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

We have formerly are ministers acting as advisors to accountancy firms

We have formerly are ministers acting as advisors to accountancy firms

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- We have formerly are ministers acting
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as advisors to accountancy firms.
Duration
8 seconds
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12
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:14
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
Accountancy firms provide jobs - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Accountancy firms provide jobs
To my mind really, it's an indication of corrupt structures. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
To my mind really, it's an indication of corrupt struct...
When a former minister works for an accountancy firm, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
When a former minister works for an accountancy firm,
He is opening political opportunities, home and abroad. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
He is opening political opportunities, home and abroad.
- I hope by now you share my views - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- I hope by now you share my views
I actually think they're engaged - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
I actually think they're engaged
- [Narrator] In Britain, secrecy and complexity in finance - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
- [Narrator] In Britain, secrecy and complexity in finance
Financial structures are often so complex - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
Financial structures are often so complex
An example of this is PFI, the private finance initiative. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
An example of this is PFI, the private finance initiative.
It is a way of funding public infrastructure, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
It is a way of funding public infrastructure,
Over a period of 30 or 40 years, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
Over a period of 30 or 40 years,
So it's basically a giant accounting scam. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
So it's basically a giant accounting scam.
Once the PFI policy has been set up, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:23
Once the PFI policy has been set up,
- Effectively saying, "Come to us, and we will show you how - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- Effectively saying, "Come to us, and we will show you...
- Even the offices - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- Even the offices
HMRC, which is the tax collector here in the UK, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
HMRC, which is the tax collector here in the UK,
- [Narrator] The company that owns the PFI contract - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- [Narrator] The company that owns the PFI contract
Because the interest was so high, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Because the interest was so high,
In 2011, HMRC could not prove - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
In 2011, HMRC could not prove
- I think we need to have a serious conversation - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
- I think we need to have a serious conversation