King George III also thought stuff like this is was a good idea. How does history remember him? (oh right the mad king!)
Via The Spain Report:
The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, made a statement on Friday evening regarding the central government’s response to Catalonia’s declaration of independence earlier in the day:
Rajoy says “sad” day for Spain, Catalan leaders have shown “contempt” for democracy;
Rajoy says prudence and serenity now important;
Rajoy says state has enough resources to “recover normality” in Catalonia within the law;
Rajoy says cabinet meeting was exclusively about Article 155 suspension of home rule;
Rajoy sacks entire Catalan government;
Rajoy closes all foreign delegations of Catalan government and Diplocat diplomacy service funded by Catalan government;