Members of the Catalan Parliament defied the Spanish government yesterday
as they voted 70 to 11 in favour of creating of an independent Catalan
state.
Now, in a move which mirror's Nicola Sturgeon's dream for Scotland,
politicians say they are determined to press on with plans to break away from
Spain.
Catalan's foreign affairs minister Raul Romeva said: "The Spanish state
has left us feeling that we just don't have an
alternative.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/694172/Catalan-Parliament-vote-independence-Spain
As this Blog has pointed out - Catalonia has the economic wherewithal to pull off independence. Scotland does not. It is far too dependent on Barnett Formula cash from England.
