A thoughtful, articulate and important book about the rise of English nationalism and the impending breakup of the United Kingdom from one of the finest BBC journalists of the last twenty years.

'An eloquent, forensic examination of resurgent English nationalism as the force that has driven Brexit and may now break up the United Kingdom' Jonathan Coe 'A fascinating book that draws on poetry, literature and on-the-ground reporting' The Times 'A wonderful book which will be quoted in years to come' New European In the past, it was possible to live with delightful confusion: one could be English or British, Scottish or Irish, and a citizen/subject of the United Kingdom (or Great Britain). Now this archaic state is coming under terrible strain. The English revolt against Europe is also a revolt against the Scottish and Irish, and the pressures to declare Scottish independence and to push for a border poll that would unite Ireland may become irresistible. Can England and Wales find a way of dealing with the state's new place in the world? What constitutional, federal arrangements might prevent the disintegration of the British state? How Britain Ends is a book about history, but also about the strange, complicated identity of Britishness.

"A wonderful book which will be quoted in years to come" - New European

"Packed with broad cultural and literary insight to go with hard-nosed political evaluation" - GQ

"A fascinating book that draws on poetry, literature and on-the-ground reporting" - The Times

"A cool-headed contribution to this often emotional debate" - Sunday Business Post

"Gavin Esler takes a sober, measured look at the forces threatening to tear apart the four nations" - Choice Magazine

"Both timely and provocative" - Sunday Times

"His book is intelligent, interesting... This is a good book and a valuable one'" - Scotsman

"A consistently thought-provoking and well-argued book, and yet the more I read it, the more I wondered about English nationalism" - Books from Scotland

"Witty, informed, smart – the best-written polemic I've read in some time" - Glasgow Herald

"An important book... [Esler] writes a clear, stimulating description of our position following our departure from the European Union'" - Kent Bylines