Reaccions a la premsa espanyola i als mitjans internacionals
Mitjans espanyols:
El País: ¿Quiere que Cataluña sea un Estado? y, si es así, ¿Quiere que Cataluña sea un Estado independiente? i Gobierno y PSOE garantizan que no se celebrará la consulta
El Mundo: La pregunta: '¿Quiere usted que Cataluña sea un Estado?' i Rubalcaba dice que tiene 'todo hablado' con Rajoy para rechazar el referéndum
La Razón: La doble pregunta de Mas: «¿Quiere que Cataluña sea un Estado? Y si es así, ¿independiente?», Rajoy rechaza tajantemente autorizar la consulta en Cataluña i PP y PSOE avisan de que la consulta no cabe en la Constitución
ABC: Mas pacta la pregunta de la consulta: '¿Quiere qiue Cataluña sea un Estado?' i Mas elige la fiesta de la Almudena en Madrid para su desafío soberanista
RTVE: Mas pacta la consulta soberanista: '¿Quiere que Cataluña sea un Estado?' e '¿independiente?', El Gobierno garantiza que no se celebrará i El PSOE cree que lleva a 'un callejón sin salida'
Mitjans bascs:
Berria: Erreferendumera deitu du Masek azaroaren 9rako
Naiz: La consulta de Catalunya se celebrará el 9 de noviembre con una doble pregunta
Correo/Diario Vasco: Mas pacta dos preguntas para la consulta
Deia: Mas anuncia el pacto para una consulta soberanista el 9 de noviembre de 2014
EITB: ¿Quiere usted que Cataluña sea un Estado?, la pregunta de la consulta
Mitjans anglòfons:
BBC News: Spain to block Catalonia referendum
New York Times: Catalonia Sets Independence Question, Spain Says It Won't Happen
CNN: Political parties announce date for vote on Catalonia independence
Guardian: Catalonia sets date for independence referendum, but Madrid vows to block it i Spain's PM rejects Catalonian vote on independence
Aljazeera.com: Spain rejects Catalonia referendum bid
Reuters: Spain's Catalonia to push on with plans for independence vote i Catalonia sets independence question, Spain says it won't happen
The Wall Street Journal: Catalonia Political Parties Agree to Hold Independence Referendum
AP: Spain's Catalonia sets 'independence' poll date i Spain's Catalonia sets Nov. 9, 2014 for 'independence' referendum, unveils questions
ABC News: Spain's Catalonia Sets 'Independence' Poll Date
AFP (anglès): Catalonia parties seek independence vote in November
EuroNews: Catalonia sets independence question, Spain says it won’t happen
International Business Times: Spain to Veto Catalonia Independence Referendum in 2014
The Telegraph: Spain government: vows to block Catalonia independence vote
Independent.ie: Catalonia sets secession poll date
Belfast Telegraph: Catalonia sets secession poll date
DW.de: Catalonia wants choice on independence from Spain, despite Rajoy warning
The Voice of Russia: Catalonia sets independence question, Spain says it won't happen
Mitjans francòfons:
AFP: Espagne: referendum sur un 'État' indépendant catalan fin 2014
Le Monde: Imbroglio autour de l’organisation d'un référendum sur l'indépendance de la Catalogne
Libération: Référendum fin 2014 sur l'indépendance en Catalogne
Le Figaro: Catalogne/Indépendance: référendum fin 2014 i Catalogne/Indépendance: pas de referendum
RTL.fr: Catalogne : référendum sur la création d'un État indépendant fin 2014
20minutes.fr: Espagne: Les Catalans vont se prononcer sur leur indépendance
Ouest France: Catalogne. Le referendum sur l'indépendance n'aura pas lieu
Le Parisien: La Catalogne annonce un référendum sur l'indépendance fin 2014
LaLibre.be: Espagne : Le président de Catalogne annonce un référendum sur un 'État' catalan indépendant fin 2014
RTBF: Flou autour du referendum sur un "Etat" catalan indépendant fin 2014
Romandie: Espagne: le referendum sur l'indépendance de la Catalogne n'aura pas lieu
Mitjans italians:
Agència TMNews: Catalogna, accordo partiti su data referendum per indipendenza (reproduït per La Stampa i L'Unità)
Italia 24 Ore: Barcellona si stacca dalla Spagna? Pronto referendum per secessione
TGCOM: Catalogna: Stato? Ok a referendum
Mitjans sud-americans:
La Tercera: Cataluña fija fecha y pregunta para un referéndum independentista
El Universal: Artur Mas fija fecha al referendo soberanista pese a negativa de Rajoy
Infobae: Cataluña desafía a España y pone fecha a un referéndum por la independencia
La Nación: Presidente de Cataluña anuncia consulta sobre un 'Estado' el 9 de noviembre del 2014
Mitjans en portuguès:
Agência Estadao: Catalunha marca data de referendo sobre independência
Público: Referendo na Catalunha marcado para Novembro de 2014
Diário de Notícias

Preying on people's fears and trying to kill two birds with one stone is unworthy. Besides which it would be interesting to know what moral or political justification the author might find for it, other than the fact that it is the general line coming out of Fleet Street.
A pity since up to the last paragraph, one might have thought one was being to a fairly impartial and rational critique.
Scotland is a better run country than England. In almost all areas it scores higher. It is also more socially cohesive. By contrast England is a mess as demonstrated by any number of examples of maladministration.The irresponsible press, the unresolved House of Lords, the poor provision of affordable justice, the BSkyB bid, Plebgate, the voluntary regulation of the Press, the woeful condition of the education and exam system, the botched NHS computer ( £10bn loss ), the botched ID card ( loss £100 ), the disgusting abuse of the tax system by multi-national companies and household names, the underfunding of HMRC and inability to recruit and prosecute tax evasion, the disastrous loss of control of national borders, and abuses of immigration and social benefits. The list goes on and on.
When the Scots look south of the border, they have reason to wish to have greater control over their own country. However, perhaps the greatest loss England has suffered apart from the gross mismanagement listed above, is that England has destroyed in all significant quarters the social democratic model which used to unify ordinary people in their Britishness and sense of practical fairness. Scotland still has this and Alex Salmond knows this very well. The two countries are no qualitatively and philosophically different.
For a more apt exposition this article fills in the details at the webpage referred to below.
http://www.theguar...rendum-snp-economy
One suspects also that if there were a no vote in the slated 2017 referendum, then perhaps some of the egregiously un-British modes of government, then perhaps with time control could taken back of proper law-making and consultation. It might then mean that Scotland might happily choose to remain in an independent United Kingdom.
It is very hard with a straight face to describe Scots as a separate nationality - it was once upon a time (when nationality often did not matter), but these days? No separate language, no separate religion, no separate ethnicity, no very separate location (such as e.g. Iceland), a strong common set of experiences with other parts of the UK (various revolutions, empire, litterature etc) - so what is left apart from a unique affectation for grievances - which certainly Salmond's party is peddling strongly?
And how can Salmond be so popular with his own crowd - from a distance he seems to be about the oiliest politician around - and the various contradictions presented by PS underpin such an impression.
Finally, I wonder to what extent this article by PS is really about Scotland, and to what extent it is yet another article peddling the eu to the English?
Time for Lionel to clear out some of his old hacks and get in some fresh blood.