a lot still hangs in the balance. so i get the sense of both sides are playing a game of political brinkmanship now we still have a few days before talks on this article one fifty five start at the weekend is there any chance of any back room negotiations to avoid what is certainly going to be a crisis for the country. it seems that both sides have reached the point of no return madrid has earlier and started threatening with the nuclear option which is the want to go one fine five and they have sort of got to keep their word in order not to lose face and the government here in comes along is totally boxed in and they are sort of being pushed by their own supporters to go for independence to go forwards and on the other hand they have a large part of this population who says we don't want this at all they should basically be and that would be the sensible option call for elections however they