05 October 2017 Referendum in Catalonia How does the upsurge in separatism affect the EU? By John Watson It is a pattern we have all seen before.  The authorities are challenged by those who want independence.  They overreact.  Their brutality feeds the very movement they seek to repress.  Remember Dyer at Amritsar in 1919; remember… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: Referendum in Catalonia (John Watson)