Disparate tribes forged Britain in hundreds of years of conquest and amalgamation. Over another several hundred years, an empire grew, and a sense of Britishness among its people grew with it.
But in Britain's post-empire era, forces threaten that sense of common identity. There is growing Scottish and Welsh nationalism and an influx of immigrants, many of them Muslims.
And there is the European Union and its 27 member states. Britain is a part of that politically and economically, if not altogether in spirit.
So are the British British anymore? And are they Europeans? READ THE REST
When the wife and I were in Scotland in 2007 we saw a lot of 'Free Scotland' graffiti on walls. Is the big separation coming? SEE MORE ABOUT OUR TRIP CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here
