On 08-Oct-17 10:39 PM, ARW wrote:
eg Catalonia,

I'm all for democracy and a free vote.

I think the Spanish government made a serious error of judgment in not
allowing the referendum to go ahead without opposition. The evidence is
that only about 40% of Catalans favour separation. If the police had not
deterred any but the most vehement activists from voting, the referendum
would probably have reflected that. In any case, a referendum is not
binding and, in the Spanish case, the constitution would prevent the
government from granting independence even if it didn't.

So hands up everyone that wants shut of the Welsh.

Only the Welsh could vote on that and they aren't likely to support it.
OTOH, if Northern Ireland voted to break away, it would solve the
post-Brexit border problem.


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Colin Bignell