Personally Giles I would not worry about a civil war in Spain, not mentioned here at all only some German MEP spouting off. The government in Madrid will not allow Catalonia to become an independent republic under any circumstances for many obvious reasons. Most people from Catalonia do not want independence and it is only the CUP party that is keeping the present government in power. Too much at stake as has been seen with major companies already moving their HQ to Madrid.Not being able to keep the Euro (going back to the paseta has been mentioned) and leaving the European Union would be calamitous - border controls etc - (even if you do not care for the EU)
As far as one can see there is no tension among the people - national holiday today - more interested in the quality of the upcoming wine and olive harvest and as for Brexit hardly mentioned in the Spanish media.
A levelling off of passengers at a number of airport's including Luton would not be a bad thing hopefully giving a slightly more pleasant travelling experience.
Last edited by compton3bravo; 13th Oct 2017 at 04:27.