Joan Bakewell senses anxiety in arts world

Joan Bakewell has said she senses great anxiety in the artistic community over the uncertainty of Brexit.

The Labour peer, 85, praised the young for their resilience in the face of Britain’s departure from the European Union.

Baroness Bakewell, who fronts a Sky Arts series on art in the post-brexit landscape, also suggested times of upheaval could help artists find rich veins of creativity.

She said: “I sense a great sense of anxiety about where we might be going. The young 0 Baroness Bakewell: ‘Art has the power to comfort’

people are always very resilient, so they take a very positive view.”

She suggested art was as important now as ever given its ability to comfort in times of conflict.