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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

When countries complained to Britain about the activities runout of its offshore havens,...

When countries complained to Britain about the activities run
out of its offshore havens, Britain claims that these
places are independent and that there is nothing it can do

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When countries complained to Britain
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about the activities run out of its offshore havens,
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Britain claims that these places are independent
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and that there is nothing it can do.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:20
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.
- 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.
- 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