The Guardian view on creative workers: Britain needs them | Editorial

The chaos over Womad visas shows the dangers for the UK’s arts, culture and economy after BrexitThis week came the news that acts at this year’s Womad had been cancelled, owing to artists’ difficulties in obtaining visas under the Home Office’s “hostile environment”. This is not an issue confined to the world music festival. It has been causing problems for British cultural organisations for years. Applying for visas is often a humiliating strain for artists a