Nowhere to Run...? British MEPs and the Euro

Roger M. Scully*

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Abstract

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has become one of the most divisive issues in contemporary British politics. When Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were asked to approve the go-ahead for EMU in May 1998, this raised potential difficulties for British representatives, who were being asked to take a stance on an issue of great domestie sensitivity. Drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative data, this article exarnines why British MEPs voted in the way they did on this issue, and discusses what the vote tells us about current European debates within the major British parties and about national parties' relations with their increasingly important European representatives.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBritish Elections & Parties Review
EditorsPhilip Cowley, David Denver, Justin Fisher, Andrew Russell
PublisherRoutledge
Pages186-199
Number of pages14
Volume9
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781315039664
ISBN (Print)9780714650159, 9780714680729
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 1999

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Sciences(all)

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