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India was not conquered by the British government,” he says. It was conquered by one British company occupying one office block in Leadenhall Street, EC1. The East India Company eventually had 200,000 troops – twice the size of the British Army – while controlling the richest country in the world for profit. By the 1780s, around 75% of British MPs held East India Company shares. Perhaps 20% were former EIC figures who had used their fortunes to buy parliamentary seats. https://thedailybritain.co.uk/polanski-dalrymple-empire-palestine-india-balfour-bold-politics-2026/