Since its establishment in 1707, the United Kingdom of Great Britain has been a powerful union of many different nations and identities, including the English, Scottish, Welsh and later Irish. From the Middle Ages until World War II, this union had not only strengthened its national political power, but also extended its rule across the entire world, giving birth to the largest and most powerful empire in the world , the British Empire. This great achievement of the union was mainly due to the remarkable feeling of unity of its people who saw themselves first and foremost as British and secondarily as Scots, Welsh or Irish. However, by the end of World War II, the stability of national governance also threatened to collapse as many of the Empire's foreign colonies gained independence. The Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish began to demand increasing political independence from Westminster, and by the end of the 20th century they were finally granted their own national parliament. After this process of decentralization, the English began to question their own identity and what distinguished them from the Scots, the Welsh and the Northern Irish. But is there a national identity in England and, if so, can this national identity be politically mobilized in the near future? When studying English national identity and its possible future political mobilization, it is crucial to analyze its meaning and history in a first part. Bechhofer and McCrone (2009) explain national identity as a political, sociological, cultural and psychological construct strongly influenced by the media and political changes within a state and its institutions. National identity therefore remains closely linked to notions such as nation, nationhood and nation...... middle of paper ...... necessary in the eyes of English voters who vote mainly for other issues and more important debates. Partly contradicting Copus, Kumar (2001) explains that a future English nationalism cannot be ruled out and that it is entirely possible, but that no one can today say how this will be reflected in the future. In summary, in my opinion, a political mobilization of English identity in the near future is rather unlikely since the English people clearly do not need an English parliament. Not only because of the multicultural aspect of its current society, but also because of its imperialist past, English identity has become multifaceted and interpreted in many ways, making it much more difficult for English nationalism to evolve in relation to to Scotland, Wales and Ireland. A unified mobilization is therefore not possible in the near future..