Just got back from the Post Office. My vote is sent. This wasn’t easy.
Spain blocked the vote of the Catalan expats through bureaucracy so that only some 16000 Catalans have been able to vote. More than 140000 Catalan expats who requested to vote will not be able to do so. The issue has been denounced by the Catalan EuroMPs to the European Institutions. (ca)
In order to get my vote I had to personally go to London and spend a whole morning (more than 3 hours) at the Spanish Embassy going from one window to another, in 3 different floors, several queues and contradicting instructions.
Then they proceeded to send the vote 1 week after the legal deadline to do so.
Finally, the instructions to vote included in the documentation were wrong, and if followed, would invalidate your vote.
That is the concept of democracy in Spain.
In spite of all this here is my vote. For independence.
It is just just this sort of thing that starting to really wind me up about living in Catalonia. Si pogués votar, votaria com tu ||*||
Thanks Jim!