Three good backgrounders on Brexit

Haven't figured out yet that (as well as being a technical disaster of referendum-holding and writing) Brexit distills all sorts of British national character flaws? Then these articles will get you up to speed:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/09/britain-end-delusion-leader-brexit
2. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/16/a-short-history-of-brexit-by-kevin-orourke-review
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/sunday/brexit-ireland-empire.html