CATALONIA
'Preston explains that his position has always been that Catalans
should be able to vote on their future because "people should have the
right to express their views." Additionally, he says he has learned that
Spanish life, and especially intellectual life, "tends to be Manichean"
- breaking everything down into good and evil - and according to the
historian: "It’s easy to make enemies in Spain. There’s a ‘those who
aren’t with us, are against us’ kind of mentality."'
'Paul
Preston recalls a talk given by Pedro Sánchez at the LSE before he
became Spanish prime minister and he says that at that time he described
what he heard as "Rajoy-light." Preston points out that although
Sánchez was "more reasonable than Rajoy, he was not significantly
different."'
