tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post8730955992076798237..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: Catalonia: a case to answerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-16466788710072437332014-11-10T22:36:28.311+00:002014-11-10T22:36:28.311+00:00@Sackerson
I wonder how important the business of...@Sackerson<br /><br />I wonder how important the business of language in education is (as important as the politicians can make it, I expect). The new law has attempted to limit the time given over to studying Catalán in schools, but it won't be prohibited, quite the opposite, and in any case, the Lomce is a kind of framework document. All the autonomous communities (the only exceptions are Ceuta and Melilla) control their own education policy, and will pass their own version of the law. I imagine it will be reinstated.<br /><br />The thing about the money is a bit complicated. The point of tax (rightly or wrongly) is that the wealthy subsidize the poor. On the other hand, England has long propped up the Scottish economy, and yet it was the Scots who made noises about leaving the Union.The Hickory Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-91286328109707523052014-11-10T20:41:25.168+00:002014-11-10T20:41:25.168+00:00The current feeling here in Catalonia is that anyt...The current feeling here in Catalonia is that anything less than independence would be a massive let down.<br /><br />The PSC option is called asymmetric federalism, which would give special status to the historic nationalities - the Basques and Catalans.<br /><br />Very difficult to make direct comparisons with a concept like Devo Max. The big problem is Spanish govt interventionism, particularly in education and language. Also a €16 billion tax deficit makes Catalonia the most heavily taxed region in Europe ... we simply cannot survive under these conditions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408313992220789125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-35070581853698207532014-11-10T16:32:25.084+00:002014-11-10T16:32:25.084+00:00Well, perhaps a rebate on the region's net con...Well, perhaps a rebate on the region's net contribution to national finances, and permission to continue teaching Catalan in schools?Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-48691694058902856472014-11-10T15:52:39.501+00:002014-11-10T15:52:39.501+00:00Devo max? I don't know what form it might take...Devo max? I don't know what form it might take, but I'm fairly sure the autonomy Cataluña already has is rather more than Stotland's. And I don't think in the current political climate the independence parties would accept what they would present as 'favours from Madrid.' I rather expect the separatist leaders to whither away, as they have little more to offer, and for a more moderate feeling to prevail. But I have been wrong occasionally...The Hickory Windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099970252405596982noreply@blogger.com