The Commission on Social Security is a claimant’s panel that is a project set up to find out how to improve the welfare benefits system. They have an online questionnaire to ask people for their views about various proposed changes — deadline 31 October. Please fill in the questionnaire to have your say. It’s anonymous so you […]
Red-light districts in Soho and Mayfair’s Shepherd Market are facing financial crises following the pandemic, an action group for sex workers has told The Londoner.Laura Watson of the English Collective of Prostitutes said: “Some places have had to shut because they can’t make enough money. Clients just weren’t coming in.”In Soho “three flats in one […]
At the time of a pandemic when poverty, particularly among women and children has increased so massively, why is Diana Johnson and other women MPs focusing on proposals that will make women poorer. They urge the government to criminalise sex workers’ clients and crack down on online advertising sites without any consideration to the ways […]
Faima Bakar When you think about porn, racism probably isn’t the first thing on your mind. But racism worms its way into every corner of human life, and the world of sexual fantasies, fetishes and sex work is no different. A quick search reveals just how often porn sites use racist stereotypes, as mentions of […]
Article written by:Frankie Miren For 12 days in late 1982 the English Collective of Prostitutes occupied a church in King’s Cross to protest police brutality. Frankie Miren interviews women who were at the centre of the dispute, and explores explores the legacy of their action today. It’s November 1982 and you wake up on the […]
Sex work is legal in the UK. But whilst the exchange of money between two adults for consensual sex is allowed, lots of activities surrounding sex work remain illegal. Laws on ‘brothel-keeping’ and ‘loitering and soliciting’ in particular have made sex workers’ lives significantly more difficult. This legislation prevents sex workers from working together from premises, and […]
Police raids, arrests and prosecutions have increased since the Covid-19 lockdown despite our call, supported by 1000s of people, for a moratorium.But sex workers have been fighting back and winning – getting charges dropped, winning settled status as migrants, challenging cautions, stopping stalkers, evictions and vigilante attacks. We’ve got police to act to protect women […]
Transcript from an online event Q&A with Natalia, a trans woman from Brazil in the ECP network.
The Irish government criminalised the purchase of sexual services under The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. In 2020 it reviewed the law, specifically its ability to protect sex workers from harm and to identify victims of human trafficking. The ECP provided evidence that it did not achieve either of the above aims and recommended […]
Nicki and Leo speak to Nikki and Charlotte, campaigners from the English Collective of Prostitutes, a grassroots network of sex workers and supporters campaigning for decriminalisation and safety.