An English bibliotaph of fifty years residence in Wales pontificates about politics (slightly off-message), films and trivia. Acting secretary of Aberavon and Neath Liberal Democrats. Candidate for Neath in the Westminster elections of 1997 & 2017 and the Welsh general election of 2016.
Sunday 3 June 2018
Two hundred years ago, the British gained control of India
The British East India Company emerged victorious from the last of the Maratha Wars. This practically sealed British dominance over India which was to last until the 1950s.
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