The Spanish socialists must be held to account for blocking Catalan self-determination
In a cynical attempt to secure votes in the rest of Spain, the socialists have a long history of disrupting Catalan attempts at greater autonomy.
Kate Shea Baird
Real sovereignty had already been built on the streets of Catalonia well before the referendum
The ‘revolt’ against Madrid follows years of grassroots movements empowering people at a local, neighbourhood level.