The TUC voted against decriminalising sex work. Here’s why it was the right decision
Delegates at TUC Congress stood against exploitation this week: full decriminalisation of sex work would only help the traffickers and pimps.
Prostitution
Sex work: how best to protect women? Left Foot Forward debates at Labour conference
Experts crossed swords at our fringe event on the Nordic model versus full decriminalisation
One man’s conduct does not alter the case for sex industy reform
Policies that solve problems are based on evidence
Decriminalise sex workers immediately, says Home Affairs Committee
The Home Office should immediately amend the law so that soliciting by sex workers is no longer an offence
Watch Yvette Cooper shame David Cameron on child refugees at PMQs
MP blasts prime minister over 3,000 unaccompanied children
Does the lack of interest in John Whittingdale’s behaviour reflect changing attitudes to sex work?
While the minister’s relationship with a sex worker has been treated as a liability, a majority of the public support decriminalisation of sex work
How Labour can help tackle homelessness
More than 3,000 people in London have become homeless under the Conservatives
Prostitution and Poverty in the UK
In Britain, the recession has left many people struggling to make ends meet, but reports have shown that some young people are turning to prostitution in pursuit of financial security.
The government must do more to promote freedom
One rare piece of good news from the Tory-led government was Nick Clegg’s decision to block the so-called ‘Snoopers Charter’, a draft piece of fundamentally illiberal legislation which would have allowed the security services to monitor emails, text messages and internet browsing.
Comment: The sex industry – what is to be done?
John Millington writes for Left Foot Forward on the arguments surrounding the sex industry, unionisation, women’s rights and the impact on gender roles.