A Cambridge academic attended a faculty meeting completely in the nude this week, in protest at Brexit. But in true British style, her colleagues made no mention of her state of undress, and the meeting passed without incident. Dr Victoria Bateman, a lecturer in economics at Gonville and Caius College, appeared at the meeting on Wednesday with the slogan “Brexit leaves Britain naked” emblazoned across her breasts and stomach. But the two hour meeting, called to set teaching materials, and attended by around 30 economists from colleges across the university went ahead as planned, the Telegraph has reported. According to a colleague who was present at the meeting, Nigel Knight, director of studies at Churchill College and the chair of the meeting, glanced at Dr Bateman, then turned to his secretary and said: “I think we need some cups for the coffee.” Everyone else just stared straight ahead. A self-proclaimed feminist, Dr Bateman has been known to embrace nudity previously: last year commissioned a nude portrait of herself by the artist Anthony Connelly in a bid to show “that behind every naked woman is a real person.” She later referenced the painting in an article urging more girls to study