Defiant Catalonia Delivers ‘Invalid’ Response To Spain, Escalating Tensions

Ok, well Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has decided to throw caution to the wind. Despite Madrid having made it clear that he needs to make it clear whether or not he has indeed declared independence, his response to the Spanish government (which he had until this morning to deliver) stopped short of giving a definitive answer. https://twitter.com/govern/status/919823010554576897 Puigdemont said the Catalan parliament had a mandate to declare independence and called on the Spanish go