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Originally Posted by jonbxx
That was an interesting article and mirrors something I have been thinking about for a while - the end of the British Empire. Are we still going through the end or is what is happening now something new?
There are lots of theories on why the empire ended but they seem to revolve around economic stresses and local uprisings. You could say the Boer War or the partition of Ireland was the beginning of the end of empire but the real death throes were (in my opinion) the rise of a wealthy and more internationalist USA.
think we are still on the arc of the end of the British Empire. What the end state will be, who knows?
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This film, which I am half way through, is revealing and disturbing:
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire
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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire is a documentary released in Mexico during May 2017 which details the transformation of the UK as a colonial super power to a global financial power. It suggests that the City of London Corporation and its banks have done tremendous damage to the world economy since the 1960s and that up to half of all offshore wealth (globally) is hidden in one of many British offshore jurisdictions. With contributions from leading experts, academics, former insiders and campaigners for social justice, the film claims to highlight 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.
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Film review: The Spider’s Web – Britain’s Second Empire
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The Spider’s Web offers unique insight into the British Empire, both past and present, and its colonies and far flung outposts. This is a story which, if known at all, is often understood through a rose tinted view of what that British Empire actually represented. The Spider’s Web details how the former Empire was transformed after World War 2 into a new financial empire of offshore tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions.
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Watch it if you can .. I think it may be on Amazon if you have access to this.
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Originally Posted by Mick
Not a great fan of Memes but this one seems to be on par as to what the EU stands for....
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Gross misrepresentation of why the EU was formed and what it strives for. Comparing (again) the EU with Nazi Germany show you have totally lost the plot.