Paxman on "The British Empire".

[Zoiderman]

Reminds me of the time when I went to a Meeting in the former offices of the East India Company in Calcutta. The wood panelling had so many layers of polish on it you could almost see your face in it.
If those walls could speak...........

Good job you couldn't catch your face hey ginge, if they did, they'd have said, stop fannying about fatso, and get the boss in

[shaunbhoy]

What Paxo didn't point out was that up until 1857 & the Indian Mutiny, India was ruled by the East India Company.

Perveyors of fine opiates to the Chinese etc.

Reminds me of the time when I went to a Meeting in the former offices of the East India Company in Calcutta. The wood panelling had so many layers of polish on it you could almost see your face in it.
If those walls could speak...........

[scooterscot]

And now we're having trouble just hanging on to the Falklands.

Not seen it yet but have it recorded.

And Scotland... It's not looking for you Empire guys is it? What does Darth think you should do?

[xoggoth]

Rather enjoyed it. Message was what David Starkey said but in much less provocative way. It rarely pays to interfere in the affairs of other countries. Partition of India, creation of Israel, installation of Shah of Iran as absolute monarch, invasion of Afghanistan, all insane moves that cause us endless grief today. The only thing you can say in their favour is that probably other events equally as crap would have happened anyway.

[TimberWolf]

And now we're having trouble just hanging on to the Falklands.

Not seen it yet but have it recorded.

[zeitghost]

Shock!

Horror!

It was all a giant con!

Ruling 100M people with 6000 Brits!

Well there's a surprise.


And the Zionist terrorist didn't say thankyou for the Balfour Declaration.