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May 2009 will be the tenth anniversary of the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. This was the beginning of a decade of change - which now includes the restoration of powers to Stormont - that is showing every sign of being an irreversible process. Breaking Up Britain is a unique collection of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish contributors, featuring key political activists from the nationalist parties, commentators and campaigners, academics and journalists. Each writer explores the change that the break-up demands in their own nation, but also discusses its impact upon the whole. This dialogue of differences is essential reading for anyone interested in the shape of politics and culture after a Union. 'This brilliant book helps us understand what Scots, Welsh, Irish and English neighbours, freed from an unhappy Union, might look like.' Billy Bragg
Contents
Contents Breaking-up Britain: Keynote Essay Mark Perryman A jigsaw state Section One: Post-Devolution National Identities John Harris An English realignment Kevin Williamson Language and culture in a rediscovered Scotland Charlotte Williams The melting pot and the British meltdown Arthur Aughey Wild catastrophism to mild moderation in Northern Ireland Section Two: Models of Civic Nationalism Leanne Wood Greening the Welsh Dragon Salma Yaqoob Muslim communities in search of a politics of common ground Gerry Adams No more Me Fein but ourselves alone, together and equal Richard Thomson The social-democratisation of Scottish nationalism Section Three: Formations of Exclusion Vron Ware The ins and outs of Anglo-Saxonism Inez McCormack A Northern Irish experience of shaping rights Gregor Gall In search of a Scottish outside left Mike Parker Independence - that's when good neighbours become good friends Section Four: States of Independence Lesley Riddoch Tartanspotting and the contradictions of being Scots John Osmond Welsh independence in an era of interdependence Peadar Kirby How the Celtic Tiger tames Irish dissent Michael Kenny More than one English question & Guy Lodge
