Us and them: Catalonia and the problem with separatism | FT
‘It’s ludicrous to file millions of people — of different genders, ages, classes and passions — under just one category’ Source: Us and them: Catalonia and the problem with separatism
Chappatte on Catalonia
Indépendance de la Catalogne – © Chappatte dans Le Temps, Suisse > https://t.co/YzqbWUcIDO pic.twitter.com/BDrpOsJrFn — Dessins de Chappatte (@chappatte) October 27, 2017
Anglocondescension | EL PAÍS
We are sorry to have disappointed you. But maybe we Spaniards have grown up and no longer need to be lectured Source: Anglocondescension | In English | EL PAÍS Original…
Guy Verhofstadt on imprisonment of Catalan separatists
While socialists were in power, Rajoy blocked a deal PSOE was working on with the Catalans. When he came to power, he studiously ignored the Catalan issue, letting things happen,…
A Federal Spain in a Federal Europe by Guy Verhofstadt – Project Syndicate
In politics, there is no shame in compromise. Quite the contrary: When a choice must be made between a constructive bargain and ideological purity, it is always better to choose…
What Catalonia’s media dearly needs is neutral voices | World news | The Guardian
Madrid has promised regional elections but the vote cannot be held fairly in a toxic media environment Source: What Catalonia’s media dearly needs is neutral voices | World news |…
Violence in Catalonia needed closer scrutiny in age of fake news | World news | The Guardian
A failure to check pictures of those supposedly hurt in recent independence demonstrations did journalism no favours Source: Violence in Catalonia needed closer scrutiny in age of fake news |…
How fake news helped shape the Catalonia independence vote | The Washington Post
Source: How fake news helped shape the Catalonia independence vote – The Washington Post
Explainer: What you need to know about Catalan independence |Wikitribune Beta
Source: Explainer: What you need to know about Catalan independence – Wikitribune Beta
Fire in Benitachell
Accelerated video of a forest fire in Benitachell. 5 September 2016.