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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
There is no "English identity" BECAUSE it has always (or at least for so long that it might as well be always) been the major player within Britain. English national identity = British national identity, there is very little difference between the two. There are LOCAL identites within England, especially further North (Yorkshire, Lancashire, "Geordies" in Newcastle and surrounding areas, etc.) but they are all very distinct from each other and have their own quirks and traditions, which sort of goes with what you're saying about UK politics and devolution. England as a united whole doesn't have any real sort of identity, whereas Scotland, Wales and Ireland all do...
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Another really great post TS.
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