Englishness : The Political Force Transforming Britain

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A major new analysis of Englishness as a political force Unique survey data showing that English euroscepticism is strongly linked to a sense of grievance about England's place within the United Kingdom and a strong feeling that the state is no longer 'theirs' Makes a number of new and compelling arguments about Britishness, including the extent to which Britishness means very different things in different parts of the Britain and that British identity aligns with different - in some cases opposite - political attitudes across England, Scotland, and Wales Cover Englishness: The Political Force Transforming Britain Copyright Acknowledgements Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction: Englishness and the New British Politics 1: England Speaks: The 2015 UK General Election and the 2016 EU Referendum England and the 2015 UK General Election Britain and the 2016 Referendum Conclusion 2: On Englishness and Britishness Englishness and Britishness in England Who Are the English? What does it Mean to be English and/or British? Conclusion 3: The English on England and the United Kingdom Devo-Anxiety and English Recognition Unionism at the Heart of the Union Conclusion 4: The English on Britain in the World English Euroscepticism England’s World: The Imperial Legacy in Contemporary Politics Conclusion 5: The English World View Englishness as Others See it The Meaning of Englishness England’s Two Unions: National Identity and Constitutional Attitudes The English World View Efficacy and the English World View Conclusion 6: England, Scotland, and Wales Compared National Identities Two Unions in Scotland and Wales? The Diversity of Britishness The Union of Ignorance? Conclusion 7: Accommodating England England and the Political Parties But what of England? Proposals for England Regionalizing England Recognizing England Conclusion: The Limits of Accommodation 8: Analysing England On English Nationalism Taking Englishness Seriously Uncovering England and Englishness Conclusion Bibliography Index