Why is Europe such a divisive issue in British poletics ?

Maastricht Treaty and other treaties since 1992 ,have further raised a debate among politicians in Britain . The current Lisbon treaty also created a hot debate in the United Kingdom

The politics of Europe has divided the parliament into the anti-Europe camp and Pro-Europe camp , signifying a crucial debate in what shapes the British polity , foreign policies to mention but a few . The issue of sovereignty as against the free market economy of the EU , which allows more integration , the consequence loosing sovereignty is another crucial motive , British refusal to join the

EMU is an example a schism between the power wielders either controlled by ideological or teleological reasoning

Another argument is the issue of language , identity and geographical considerations , the absence of a single language to foster identity , is a major problem , the argument of some analyst is that since language and geographic incompatibility exist ,then there is no need for a political integration which would evade the sovereignty of Britain (Karlijarvi 1963 : 44-49

The problem of Language , geography and history is quite important the British man would therefore be satisfied speaking English , than speaking Deustche , which goes to show the immaturity in the move towards the political integration as evidenced by the recent Lisbon Treaty

The distributive mechanism of the EU also brings a divisive stand to British politicians as Britain since accession has contributed enormously to the Budget in 1973 , the CAP accounts for 70 percent of the EU expenditure , of which the UK rarely benefits due to low agrarian activity in Britain . These sparked arguments and debate during Thatcher 's regime and its still a bone of contention . The British rebate is therefore a current debatable issue , which further creates more schism in British relations with the EU . This is regarded as unfair as Britain 's budget...