A thoughtful, articulate and important book about the rise of
English nationalism and the impending breakup of the United Kingdom
from one of the finest BBC journalists of the last twenty years.
How Britain Ends is a book about history, but also about the
strange, complicated identity of Britishness. In the past, it was
possible to live with delightful confusion: one could be English,
or British, Scottish or Irish and a citizen/subject of the United
Kingdom (or Great Britain). For years that state has been what
Gavin Esler calls a 'secret federation', but without the explicit
federal arrangements that allow Germany or the USA to survive. Now
the archaic state, which doesn't have a written constitution, is
coming under terrible strain. The English revolt against Europe is
also a revolt against the awkward squads of the Scottish and Irish,
and most English conservatives would be happy to get rid of
Northern Ireland and Scotland as the price of getting Brexit done.
If no productive trade deal with the EU can be agreed, the
pressures to declare Scottish independence and to push for a border
poll that would unite Ireland will be irresistible. Can England and
Wales find a way of dealing with the state's new place in the
world? What constitutional, federal arrangements might prevent the
disintegration of the British state, which has survived in its
present form for 400 years?
General
| Imprint: |
Head of Zeus
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2021 |
| Authors: |
Gavin Esler
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - With flaps
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80024-105-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-80024-105-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781800241053 |
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