Breaking up Britain : four nations after a union / edited by Mark Perryman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 and Guy Lodge