If all the talk about Regulations, Directives, Decisions and the rest is confusing, the BBC has a number of places where you can go to find the answers to all of the questions you were too afraid to ask. (Of course, if you’re interested you can read about the difference between Regulations and Directives on the EU’s own website here, external)

For answers to all the important EU referendum questions, from “What will the question be?” to the one you really want answered, our status in the Eurovision Song Contest, click here

And for more BBC coverage on the crucial EU vote, click here

But if none of that excites you at this time on a Monday night, here is a video which answers the question 'What does a sausage tell us about the European Union?'

Here's a selection of our recommended reads on sovereignty to get you primed for the programme. 

Cavalier with our Constitution: a Charter too far, external by Marina Wheeler, a guest on tonight's programme

EU: is Britain still a sovereign state?, external Philip Johnston's 2009 article that continues to be relevant today

Would Churchill have surrendered our sovereignty to the EU? Never!, externalby Dominic Lawson, who is sceptical that Churchill  was really a Europhile 

There is only one way to get the change we want – vote to leave the EU, external Boris Johnson's exclusive for The Telegraph on why he backs Brexit

The illusion of sovereignty: The UK should embrace its experience of power-sharing at home to play a constructive role in the EU, external from the London School of Economics blog 

EU referendum: impact of an EU exit in key UK policy areas, external Report from the House of Commons Library   

And finally, if you can get behind the paywall:

Tyrannical EU threatens our liberal laws, external by Dominic Raab for The Times

Ian Katz
Newsnight Editor

How is the EU referendum campaign going for you? Following the campaign can sometimes feel like being caught in the middle of a particularly vicious food fight. One politician pops up and tells you that leaving the EU would be much better for your health, or security, or wallet. Then another pops up and tells you the opposite. Then they trade some “facts” or “statistics” that “prove” their case. Then… well, if you’re anything like me, you’re left wondering how on earth to decide which side was right.

That’s why we’ve taken a deep breath, applied some cold towels, and decided to produce a series of special shows tackling the big questions about the biggest political decision in a generation. Over the coming weeks we’ll be looking at what Brexit would mean for security, the economy, immigration, and our relationship with the rest of the world. We’ll also be asking how well the institutions of the EU work for us.

But we’re starting tonight with sovereignty – a rather more abstract idea but perhaps the one that more than any other animates those who believe Britain must break off its 43-year loveless marriage with Brussels. We’ll be asking what sovereignty really means (in case you were wondering what Evan Davis was doing hanging from a platform in the middle of the North Sea, external), how much of it we have really given up – and where we would be left if we take it back.

As in each of these special shows, we’ll hear from a leading representative of each camp, but we’ll be testing their arguments with help from a panel of experts, and gauging their impact on a group of undecided voters. Tonight our experts include a leading barrister (who may or may not have convinced a prominent mop-haired Etonian political figure to back Brexit), a former European Court of Justice jurist, an ex-civil servant and an eminent historian.

I don’t suppose we’ll avoid a food fight but perhaps when all the pies have been thrown you’ll feel a tiny bit clearer about one of the central issues in this campaign. Enjoy!

Join us from 10pm tonight for the first of six Newsnight specials on Europe. First up is the topic of sovereignty - who really rules the UK? 

How important is sovereignty in your decision about the EU - if you've decided yet, that is? And what questions do you want to see answered on the show? Let us know using #newsnight