The irony in all this is that after cursing and damning all domestic politicians for decades, and despite the inevitable and continuous relative decline of the UK, posters would prefer to keep UK independance. And yet whilst taking this line, we have the highest proportion of the population wanting to emigrate of any country in Europe, and indeed large numbers now living in France and Spain.

So why is it that the average Daily Mail reader blames everything on the EU and then delights in going to live in France if he can? Or is it all just wingeing?