British cultural leaders fear the end of free movement

Arts chiefs warn of the threat to Britain’s creative reputation amid fears of a hard Brexit

A survey of leading figures in British cultural life, among them theatre director Sir Nicholas Hytner, ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette, and acclaimed artists such as Nitin Sawhney, Lenny Henry, Beverley Knight and Jo Brand, reveals that most now fear the biggest threat to Britain’s creative reputation is the loss of freedom of movement in Europe after a potential hard Brexit.

For the overwhelming majority of the 50 cultural leaders, the ability of artists to continue to work abroad freely is a higher priority even than maintaining seriously jeopardised levels of funding.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2lplHLo