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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

We like to talk about thepinstripe infrastructure of highly educated peoplewho think it is...

We like to talk about the
pinstripe infrastructure of highly educated people
who think it is their right to help others to cheat societies

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We like to talk about the pinstripe infrastructure
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of highly educated people who think it is their right
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to help others to cheat societies.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:45
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
(solemn music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
(solemn music)
It does not put bullets in their kneecaps, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
It does not put bullets in their kneecaps,
It deprives people of opportunities - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
It deprives people of opportunities
- [Narrator] Accountants form the backbone - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] Accountants form the backbone
They administer the structures - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
They administer the structures
- 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,