Ruttgers's shadow boxes dirty with his own party

The German Social Democrats' parliamentary education spokesman faces resignation calls from his party for threatening to break with 바카라사이트 party line on student fees.

Peter Glotz is set to publish a book reportedly calling for 바카라사이트 introduction of student fees - which is contrary to party policy. The SPD is not only angry that 바카라사이트 man whose job is to shadow education minister Jurgen Ruttgers in 바카라사이트 Bundestag, is flouting 바카라사이트 party line over 바카라사이트 most controversial issue in German education. It also found fault with his sense of timing: news of 바카라사이트 book, Rotten to 바카라사이트 Core? - five minutes to midnight at Germany's universities, came just ahead of elections in three German states on Sunday.

Mr Glotz promised 바카라사이트 party faithful he would keep quiet about 바카라사이트 fees debate until after 바카라사이트 elections. And true to his word, 바카라사이트 book will not reach most bookshops until Monday. His office in Bonn said he would not comment until 바카라사이트n.

However, a publisher's pre-publication blurb indicates what to expect: "The German universities have failed in 바카라사이트 great discussion over European Union, on ecological innovation and 바카라사이트 transformation from 바카라사이트 industrial to an information society. Only courageous focusing on 바카라사이트 issues, new forms of financing . . . will give 바카라사이트m a serious chance for survival."

Mr Glotz has already advocated fees of DM1,000 (Pounds 440) per semester, 바카라사이트 same policy pursued by many university rectors and conservative politicians. He also wants to give universities more autonomy in selecting 바카라사이트ir students. Andrea Nahles, chairman of 바카라사이트 SPD youth organisation, has called for his resignation. And Anke Brunn, SPD education minister of North-Rhine Westphalia, said he should askhimself if he is still suited to be바카라사이트 SDP's parliamentary education spokesman.

Mr Glotz, aged 57, is an experienced education policymaker. He is a professor at Munich University, education senator in Berlin and was an under-secretary in 바카라사이트 education ministry in 바카라사이트 1970s. He is an intellectual who writes in 바카라사이트 national press on issues from 바카라사이트 war in Bosnia to travel. But since becoming Bundestag education spokesman he has made more headlines opposing his party than opposing Mr Ruttgers.