The PSC believes that Catalan society has opened a stage in the history of Catalonia, "albeit in an incipient way", after a decade monopolized by the identity debate, the 'procés', and calls for multiplying the areas of agreement that bring together the majority of Catalans to consider this episode buried. The claim, launched in its traditional manifesto on the occasion of the Diada, abounds in criticism of the successive pro-independence governments that, stubborn in their "useless rhetoric" have caused Catalonia to have "lost a decade in what most interests citizens" .
According to the manifesto, the successive independence governments at the head of the Generalitat during this time have settled into a "paralysis", an "inaction" in "aspects of social, economic and political life" that according to the socialists is still perpetuated and is “a ballast for the progress of Catalonia”. The PSC criticizes his "useless rhetoric" in the face of the fact that "Catalonia has lost a decade in what most interests citizens", such as security, health, education and social services.
Despite the diagnosis, the Socialists claim the changes that have already occurred during this legislature to redirect politics towards "reunion, collaboration and dialogue between Catalans", and that are transferred to institutional representation and relations between institutions and governments . They are changes in which the PSC has contributed directly, such as the renewal of bodies and institutions that have been blocked for years, or "broad consensus" such as the agreement for a law on the use of official languages in non-university education .
For this reason, Salvador Illa's party points out in this manifesto that "the areas in which a large majority of Catalans can agree must be multiplied" because "citizens demand less tension and greater responsibility, a useful and at the service of the general interest”.
Those of Illa propose for the political course that opens this Diada to prioritize "the improvement of self-government and self-demand" in Catalonia, which they consider implies exercising the powers of the Generalitat effectively.
They are also committed to "deepening the federal construction of Spain and Europe as an essential tool" to face the challenges of society in a coordinated, cooperative and supportive manner, and defend preserving and strengthening the character, open and plural that they see in the society against hate speech.
It also asks to prioritize economic reactivation; "social reconstruction", strengthening public services and income guarantee policies; measures against inequality between women and men; support to municipalities; an industrial strategy and for science; the reinforcement of education and public health; the ecological transition, and a strategy for young people.
