(I’m very late to the party, but here’s my reply) I’m sure that some people will consider themselves British after independence, and will be able to do so. But if they do so, they will be like those Russians (and others) who still identify as “Soviet”. In the proper sense, Britishness is not a geographical identity at all, but one which is tied into notions of imperialism and unionism, designed to bring Scots (and Welsh etc) into the fold. One of the main reasons that the last independence referendum failed is precisely that the Yes Campaign didn’t address notions of Britishness enough. They were too tied up in trying to appease Britishness, which is the core of unionism. I’m sure some independence supporters do still feel a sense of Britishness, but that’s because they haven’t really faced up to what it represents.
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