A sense of history on Brexit anniversary

Anti-Brexit campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament, 31 January 2023. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Today marks the third anniversary of our leaving the EU and, simultaneously, the 90th anniversary of Hitler’s first full day as chancellor. The Germans who voted for him needed 12 years and a national catastrophe to realise they had been lied to. We can only hope that it does not take as long or as much in this country.
Jonathan Myerson
London

• Anand Menon needs to get a sense of history in his piece on the EU ((Brexit was meant to be ‘done’, but in 2023 UK-EU harmony will still be a distant dream, 24 January). Let’s be 40 years out after 40 years in, then decide on the real benefits of being a self-governing country that took a democratic decision.
Malcolm Rivers
Isleworth, London