I have been reading about the history of Great Britain and it got me to thinking about the four distinct groups that form the British Isles, the English, Welch, Scots and Irish. What would it take for these groups to never unite and become Great Britain? What would it take for Ireland, (including Northern Ireland), England, Scotland and Wales to remain as seperate nations, suspicious of, or even hostile towards each other?
Considering the massive influence Great Britain had on Europe and the world; would we even recognize a world with a balkanized G.B.?