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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire | The Secret World of Finance
Independent POV · 6 recommenders · 8 months
A feature-length documentary on how the City of London and Britain's overseas territories built a global web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions after the empire declined. It traces how this network captured and hid wealth from around the world.
Why Hacker News readers recommend it: Commenters repeatedly recommend it in tax haven and offshore finance threads as an excellent, low-budget overview of British offshore finance.
Macroeconomics & financial crisesWorld historyMedia, journalism & propaganda#tax havens#city of london#secrecy jurisdictions#british empire#offshore wealth
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