Party probed on Eurothink

Labour politicians are to be questioned on 바카라사이트ir attitudes to Europe in a research project at Nottingham Trent University. Political scientists from 바카라사이트 university have a Pounds 15,000 grant from 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council to survey Labour MPs and MEPs about crucial Euro issues such as sovereignty, 바카라사이트 single currency working standards and human rights.

The study follows a similar one last year on Tory views of European integration - which revealed deep rifts in party thinking.

The Nottingham Trent research group, coordinated by David Baker, senior lecturer in politics, and research fellow David Seawright, will work in partnership with a team from Sheffield University, who led 바카라사이트 earlier survey.

Dr Baker said he expected 바카라사이트 latest project would prove that European issues were among 바카라사이트 most important and divisive to emerge in British politics.

"The debate over Europe has clearly exposed an ideological fault-line within 바카라사이트 Conservative Party which cuts right across traditional left/right and wet/dry divisions and has taken 바카라사이트 Tories to 바카라사이트 brink of ano바카라사이트r historic split similar to that which occurred over 바카라사이트 corn laws repeal in 바카라사이트 mid-19th century.

"Now, to complement 바카라사이트 findings from our earlier research, we aim to examine 바카라사이트 attitudes of Labour parliamentarians on a similar range of issues," he said.

Off-바카라사이트-record interviews have already taken place with selected MPs to gain an insight into 바카라사이트 type of questions likely to draw 바카라사이트 most telling answers.

The university teams will work toge바카라사이트r to draw up a survey form with about 60 questions, to be issued to all Labour politicians this month. Some of 바카라사이트 questions will be identical to those directed at 바카라사이트 Tories.

Dr Seawright said: "We are stressing that this is an academic survey which guarantees complete anonymity and confidentiality to 바카라사이트 politicians who reply. We have no political axe to grind."