But you can't undo what has already been done. 2 million Catalans voted for independence so there is an appetite for change from at least 40% of the Catalan electorate. The only way to get closure on this issue is to have the Referendum.
The Czechs and Slovaks managed an amicable split, and...
I take your point but "the cat is out of the bag" now and my Referendum suggestion was made in light of the actual situation as it stands.
I agree that Madrid should not have left themselves open to an illegal referendum but 92% of 43% of registered voters voted for independence in that...
The thing about this story is that it was all so avoidable. The right thing to do is for the federal government to announce there will be an independence referendum in, say, 6 weeks time to be scrutinised by UN electoral overseers to ensure it is fair, and run it along similar lines to the...