Separatism is is like a fire you can never put out. Sometimes it’s a wildfire and sometimes a faint smudge.
The referendum in Scotland has helped rekindle the separatist movement in Catalonia and today for Catalan national day as many as 500,000 people marched in Barcelona demanding a vote on independence.
(For more on the Scotland referendum, here is a list of when the next polls will be released ahead of the Sept 18 vote).
A plebiscite on independence is planned in two months but the central government says it will not be allowed to go ahead.
Catalonia referendum
I think the Scotland referendum will fail but it may succeed in sparking separatist movements elsewhere. If Catalonia ultimately separates, it will do the same.
