Four per cent of these respondents placed Britain as their target destination, meaning that around 36 million people wish to relocate to Britain if given the opportunity.
British politicians are more than capable of committing blunders, but so too are their continental opposite numbers.
European populism is partially a symptom of the EU’s fatal flaws. We were lucky to escape in 2016, but for the nations who remain, Britain’s role should be that of helpful friend, not mischief-maker.
Italy heads to the polls on Sunday. It is likely to be another illustration of the uneasy relationship between the country’s volatile democratic politics and the strictures of Brussels’ political and economic orthodoxy.