China expert deftly skipping Britain’s main contribution to Chinese history: being China’s national drug dealer. #r4Today

Not sure why Angela Tilbury on TFTD was so specific about Bishop Laud being executed “towards the end of the civil war”. The Civil War took place between 1642-1651. Laud was executed 1645. #R4Today

Not sure why Angela Tilbury on TFTD was so specific about Bishop Laud being executed “towards the end of the civil war”. The Civil War took place between 1642-1651. Laud was executed 1645.

Try explaining to a Martian why, to make amends for The Holocaust, the world decided to confiscate land in Palestine rather than (say), Bavaria or The Ruhr. Especially hard when you come to the bit about the Palestinian role in The Holocaust. #r4today