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tpq1980@iviv.hu
tom_s@friendica.ambag.es

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire | Finance Documentary | History

Finance Documentary in Full Length: The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire - How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.

Storyline:
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire, is a documentary film that shows how Britain transformed from a colonial power into a global financial power. At the demise of #empire, City of #London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it behind obscure financial structures in a web of offshore islands. Today, up to half of global #offshore wealth may be hidden in British offshore jurisdictions and Britain and its offshore jurisdictions are the largest global players in the world of international finance. How did this come about, and what impact does it have on the world today? This is what the Spider's Web sets out to investigate. With contributions from leading experts, academics, former insiders and campaigners for social justice, the use of stylized b-roll and archive footage, the Spider's Web reveals how in the world of international #finance, #corruption and #secrecy have prevailed over regulation and transparency, and the #UK is right at the heart of this.

https://youtu.be/OYfnkLurLA8

joseph_teller@diaspora.glasswings.com

Brilliant Bayswater - Rather Splendid London Walk

"Bayswater is a delightful neighbourhood just west of Edgware Road and east of Notting Hill.
As usual Joolz visits some excellent establishments and talks about the history of the area. There is also the usual friendly and hilarious banter with Simon his cameraman.
We visit the Pet Cemetery with over a thousand graves. There are tales of highwaymen, the leader of the Rastafarians, fake houses, Albanian heroes and much more.
The amazing story of Whiteleys in Bayswater and also the place where Mr Creosote exploded. Beautiful art deco Turkish baths which haven't changed in a hundred years, an underground ice-rink and a fabulous 85 year old who performs every night at The Tiroler Hut, an Austrian beer hall in the heart of Bayswater for the last 55 years.
Bayswater is also home to the Greek church where they filmed James Bond Goldeneye.
We pass Sting's first london flat and Stiff Records who signed Madness, Ian Dury and The Damned."

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