Re: But that does assume Spain
> the Spanish view on Scotland is far more diverse and complex than the Daily Mail has told the UK it is
The Spanish *government's* view on Scotland is that if it: a) splits from the UK, and b) becomes a member of the EU, Catalonia is lost to them, and if Catalonia goes on those circumstances, the rest more or less follows.
Their fear of this happening is only barely topped by their even bigger incompetence, as evidenced by their submissions in the matter of Kosovo, which can be read online.
In the meanwhile, and least they were to win any friends, you can still be fined for speaking Catalan.