EPISODE · Oct 6, 2017 · 28 MIN
Could Spain split?
from The Briefing Room · host BBC Radio 4
Could the crisis over Catalonia lead to the break up of Spain? With political rhetoric from both Barcelona and Madrid intensifying, David Aaronovitch asks a range of experts whether an independent Catalan state is now a possibility. He examines what lies behind the Catalan desire for independence and the impact that a split could have on Spain.Joining David in The Briefing Room:Miguel Murado, a Spanish journalistEduardo Mendoza, one of Spain's best-known authorsDr Rebecca Richards, statehood expert and Professor of International Relations at Keele University.
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Could the crisis over Catalonia lead to the break up of Spain? With political rhetoric from both Barcelona and Madrid intensifying, David Aaronovitch asks a range of experts whether an independent Catalan state is now a possibility. He examines what lies behind the Catalan desire for independence and the impact that a split could have on Spain.Joining David in The Briefing Room:Miguel Murado, a Spanish journalistEduardo Mendoza, one of Spain's best-known authorsDr Rebecca Richards, statehood expert and Professor of International Relations at Keele University.
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