Catalonian referendum

[BobKowalski]

London isnt a country...

Neither is Catalonia which is kind of the point...do we have your support when Mayor Kahn announces a referendum on independence for London in defiance of Westminster? Yes or no?

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

Neither is Catalonia which is kind of the point...do we have your support when Mayor Kahn announces a referendum on independence for London in defiance of Westminster? Yes or no?

What have you been drinking? Sort yourself out balaclava man :)

 

[Metal Biker]

Neither is Catalonia which is kind of the point...do we have your support when Mayor Kahn announces a referendum on independence for London in defiance of Westminster? Yes or no?

Catalonia was once a country in it's own right, combined with Spain through marriage and then conquered during the War of the Spanish Succession.

If Mayor Khan calls for a referendum he must first get it passed through Parliament, then it must be held, then acknowledged by all MP's. Then a negotiation must be held about separation from the United Kingdom, of which still owns most London institutions.

I support your right to protest to hold a referendum, I even accept your right to hold one and neither should you face persecution or prosecution from UK authorities, however making it ratified and acknowlegded by this Parliament is another. Nobody is distressed that what the Catalonia's are doing is right, wrong, legal, illegal, what is distressing everyone is Spain's attempts to prevent a non-legally binding referendum from taking place. It doesn't hurt them at all, so why are they being so heavy handed and attempting to 'prevent' an act of referendum that won't even change anything?

 

[BobKowalski]

What have you been drinking? Sort yourself out balaclava man :)

Just gauging our support come the day independence for London is declared. You seem to be in favour of Catalonia doing it so I figured you would be all in with us.

If you want to keep it on the down low drop me a coded private message. My new handle will be 'Danny Boy'.

 

[mancityvstoke]

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

Just gauging our support come the day independence for London is declared. You seem to be in favour of Catalonia doing it so I figured you would be all in with us.

If you want to keep it on the down low drop me a coded private message. My new handle will be 'Danny Boy'.

I haven't voiced an opinion on the independence of Catalan, take your balaclava off before you read in future.

 

[BobKowalski]

Catalonia was once a country in it's own right, combined with Spain through marriage and then conquered during the War of the Spanish Succession.

If Mayor Khan calls for a referendum he must first get it passed through Parliament, then it must be held, then acknowledged by all MP's. Then a negotiation must be held about separation from the United Kingdom, of which still owns most London institutions.

I support your right to protest to hold a referendum, I even accept your right to hold one and neither should you face persecution or prosecution from UK authorities, however making it ratified and acknowlegded by this Parliament is another. Nobody is distressed that what the Catalonia's are doing is right, wrong, legal, illegal, what is distressing everyone is Spain's attempts to prevent a non-legally binding referendum from taking place. It doesn't hurt them at all, so why are they being so heavy handed and attempting to 'prevent' an act of referendum that won't even change anything?

MB is on board. I repeat MB is on board.

In answer to your question I suspect that being heavy handed (which I agree is unnecessary and deplorable) plays well in the rest of Spain. So politics is the answer. It's like when the Govt shipped the Met round the UK to beat the crap out of the miners etc. It sent a brutal message and it played well in Tory areas and with Tory voters.

 

[Metal Biker]

Just gauging our support come the day independence for London is declared. You seem to be in favour of Catalonia doing it so I figured you would be all in with us.

If you want to keep it on the down low drop me a coded private message. My new handle will be 'Danny Boy'.

Personally i'm in favour of English Independence too.

I trust you will show no opposition to it?

 

[Metal Biker]

MB is on board. I repeat MB is on board.

In answer to your question I suspect that being heavy handed (which I agree is unnecessary and deplorable) plays well in the rest of Spain. So politics is the answer. It's like when the Govt shipped the Met round the UK to beat the crap out of the miners etc. It sent a brutal message and it played well in Tory areas and with Tory voters.

So long as The Independent London does not trespass over English airspace, English waters or English landspace. Virgin Galactic will be essential for London at that point.

 

[yankblue]

Not letting the fans into Nou Camp today. Does Spain WANT Catalonia to secede? After this, closing elections, and bashing people over the head I can't image fervor for independence has been higher in recent times. Nothing is going to sow the seeds of discontent more then telling people what they CANNOT do.