Skip to main content
The Morning Star 2026 Conference
How will the Brexit deal affect musicians?
Leaving the EU highlights the underlying structural problems of the music industry that make it almost impossible for musicians to sustain themselves and their art, says BEN LUNN

AFTER four years of bickering, squabble, fearmongering, chaos and underhand tactics, Brexit has finally happened; a deal finally struck. 

Despite the genuine concerns surrounding the uncertainty of Brexit, the British government and the EU made sure neither lost out. 

The deal has very clearly been in the favour of a certain sector of the populace, however a hefty response from the trade union movement could make quite remarkable changes to this capitalist sovereignty and shift it to a more democratic/popular sovereignty. 

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
CATASTROPHIC END OF THE LINE: Recent die-off of bees in the Groot Winterhoek mountains is linked to widespread pesticide poisoning, with cases confirmed in February 2025 / Pic: Discott/CC
Race / 29 October 2025
29 October 2025

The West’s dangerous pesticide dumping in Africa is threatening biodiversity, population health and food sovereignty, argues ROGER McKENZIE

Art Work is work
TUC Congress 2025 / 9 September 2025
9 September 2025

Artists should not be consigned to a life of precarious working – they deserve dignity and proper workers’ rights, argues ZITA HOLBOURNE

EIF pamphlets
Features / 1 July 2025
1 July 2025

ANN HENDERSON on the exciting programme planned for this summer’s festival in the Scottish capital

lunn
Marxist Notes on Music / 6 May 2025
6 May 2025

BEN LUNN alerts us to the creeping return of philanthropy and private patronage, and suggests alternative paths to explore