Emilio Morenatti
Hundreds of thousands of Catalan separatists prepared to take to the streets of Barcelona today as they looked to a "yes" vote in the Scottish referendum to boost their campaign to split from Spain. A week before Scots go to the polls, saltire flags were carried by demonstrators who want a similar vote on independence in the wealthy northeastern Spanish region. The Catalan regional government has called a non-binding vote for November 9, but Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, has vowed to block the vote which he claims is illegal because it breaches the Spanish constitution.
Hundreds of thousands of Catalan separatists prepared to take to the streets of Barcelona today as they looked to a "yes" vote in the Scottish referendum to boost their campaign to split from Spain. A week before Scots go to the polls, saltire flags were carried by demonstrators who want a similar vote on independence in the wealthy northeastern Spanish region. The Catalan regional government has called a non-binding vote for November 9, but Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, has vowed to block the vote which he claims is illegal because it breaches the Spanish constitution.
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