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Is it consistent to oppose Brexit but support independence for Scotland and Catalonia?

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Anyone who saw on television the shocking violence which was meted out to people trying to vote in Catalonia on 1 October is likely to feel sympathy for them, and maybe to understand why they don’t want their region to be a part of Spain. Isn’t it also understandable that a large minority of Scots want to be independent from Britain? And what about the Brexiters who want to be outside the EU? As a general principle, I don’t believe in referendums. They are a tool which dictators like to use, ...

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