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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

We have seen it, and we arenot able to act upon it

We have seen it, and we are
not able to act upon it

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We have seen it, and we are not able to act upon it.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:14
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
And we are not able to act upon it, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
And we are not able to act upon it,
And these are, of course, in fact, very few people, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
And these are, of course, in fact, very few people,
And I see in the Panama committee that I'm sitting in, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:20
And I see in the Panama committee that I'm sitting in,
- [Narrator] The Panama Papers are a collection of leaks - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- [Narrator] The Panama Papers are a collection of leaks
Mossack Fonseca is the fourth-largest offshore law firm. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Mossack Fonseca is the fourth-largest offshore law firm.
The other nine of the 10 largest offshore law firms - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
The other nine of the 10 largest offshore law firms
When countries complained to Britain - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
When countries complained to Britain
- I'd heard time and time again from officials in Berlin - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:19
- I'd heard time and time again from officials in Berli...
- Britain plays this kind of game of pretending - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- Britain plays this kind of game of pretending
At the end of the day, Britain appoints the governor, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
At the end of the day, Britain appoints the governor,
Basically it is controlling these places, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
Basically it is controlling these places,
- [Narrator] During his time as economic adviser to Jersey, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- [Narrator] During his time as economic adviser to Jersey,
- As economic adviser, I had a lot of contact - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- As economic adviser, I had a lot of contact
Traditionally, UK governments have tried not - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
Traditionally, UK governments have tried not
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.