Independent POV's video: The Spider s Web: Britain s Second Empire Official Trailer

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. Featuring contributions from Nicholas Shaxson, Michael Hudson, John Christensen, Eva Joly and and many others. Sign up to our newsletter and be the first to hear about upcoming releases https://mailchi.mp/d3065996922a/independentpov Become a Patreon supporter and gain early access to the documentaries, the extras and be a part of the projects as they develop: https://www.patreon.com/independentdocumentary For more information check the website http://spiderswebfilm.com, follow the films progress on twitter @spiderswebfilm and https://www.facebook.com/Spiderswebfilm/