Brexit has caused sadness far and wide, but for very many musicians who are only just beginning to emerge from the Covid-induced touring dearth, Brexit has been a disaster. A survey conducted by musicians in 2021 revealed that 34 per cent of musicians had already lost work as a result of Brexit. A violinist said, “I am professionally paralysed by Brexit.”

A RIVAL to the festival of Brexit is in the works. The organisers tell us the Festival of Europe will “celebrate our European identity” as the Brexit festival, now called Unboxed, gets under way next summer.