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Socialist Worker: Sex work—can it ever be liberating?
Socialists support decriminalisation of sex work—and fight for a society where women aren’t treated as objects and human relationships are free from the market, writes Judy Cox Sex workers strike in Soho in London on International Women’s Day 2018 to protest poverty and criminalisation, and to draw attention to their campaign for full decriminalisation […]
Metro: How a Met Police crackdown left sex workers fearing for their lives
Lauren Crosby MedlicottMaria has been tirelessly working the streets of Enfield as a sex worker on and off for seven years after escaping Romania to try and make a better life for her family back home. ‘Many women like me do this work because we have no other way to survive,’ Maria, 27, tells Metro. ‘Some of us have children. Many of us […]
Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco – Final Results
The research findings of the Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco (GCISF) pilot were made public November 12, 2025 on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco. The event had a strong turnout, including lots of press (see below). There was Spanish interpretation for the event and it opened with a rousing song from local […]
Statement: The Impact of Operation Pisces and the police operation, Clear, Hold, Build, on Women’s Health and Safety in Enfield
Since October 2024, the Metropolitan Police Service has been running what it calls “Operation Pisces” in Enfield, alongside a Clear, Hold, Build policing approach. While presented as a response to serious crime and antisocial behaviour, women in the long-established red light area tell a very different story.We are basing what we say here directly on […]
Metro: The social media trend leaving Soho sex workers fearing for their lives
Lauren Crosby MedlicottDressed in a black puffa jacket and box fresh trainers, a teenager scurries towards a flat door and kicks it frantically, before changing position to give it a good boot from a different angle.The flurry of frenzied blows only last for a few seconds – but it’s all been caught on camera. Not to capture […]
Westminster Extra: Sex workers’ call for Met help
Security and safety fears in Soho after spate of men storming walk-upsBy Tom FootTHE police are failing to protect Soho sex workers from a disturbing social media trend, according to campaigners who are urging politicians to make legislative reforms to better protect women.The English Collective of Prostitutes has written to Westminster’s borough commander after crowds of […]
The Times: London sex workers ‘live in fear’ of teenage harassers with cameras
Groups are filming themselves charging into premises in the West End and posting the videos onlineAndy Silvester, London EditorSex workers in London’s West End are “living in fear” after being harassed by large groups of teenagers, who film themselves “charging” into their premises.In recent weeks dozens of incidents have occurred in which groups numbering as […]