Is it the end of Britain, as we know it?
Could be. Not sure that’s a bad thing. The Scots were never a good fit, and letting them go their own way will allow the English to be English again. It seem like Labour is (finally) finished in the south. This might actually open up some political space in England for a true liberal party.
Remember that Anne Applebaum is married to Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski. She, and he, are afraid that Britain, or England alone, will leave the European Union and, in effect, leave them alone on the room with the Germans.