Nation or Nations?
The United Kingdom is just that – a kingdom uniting four distinct peoples: the Scots, the Welsh, the Northern Irish and the English. In chapter 7 we will focus on how this union came to be and what kind of future it may have. As we shall see, in this increasingly interconnected world there are also forces encouraging greater separation. How far can this go?
Read more in Access to English: Social Studies, pp. 350-361. Then do the tasks in the textbook and on this website.
Visual Material
Articles and Resources
Going Further
Web resources
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Britain's in trouble
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The papers: 'The disunited kingdom'
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Scotland politics (BBC News)
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Animation: Bonnie Prince Charlie (BBC History)
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Scotland and the Four Nations of Britain
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I don’t want to be English if all it represents is poshness or football yobbery
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Define Britishness? It's like painting wind (BBC News)
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Viewpoint: What now for Britishness?
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