Prostitution

In-Depth

Prostitution: The oldest profession or an oppressive trade?

*Comment & Analysis

It’s time for the Conservative party to treat prostitution as the violence against women it truly is

*Blog

"The consequences for Keith Vaz have come thick and fast since the Mirror published a report on his alleged use of sex workers and drugs over the weekend"

The outrage against Keith Vaz is nothing but Victorian puritanism

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"Those in prostitution should be decriminalised. But the men - and it's almost always men - who create the demand and pay for sex should be criminalised"

Selling sex should be decriminalised – but we still need to crack down on the buyers

*Blogs

"The unpalatable truth is that not everyone that earns a living selling sex is expert in what might be the best way to legislate or manage the sex industry"

Liberals must face the reality of what prostitution does to women

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"Why is it so hard to accept that women enjoy sex and can make informed decisions about their own bodies?"

Labour’s authoritarian wing is cracking down on sex workers

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Corbyn will be punished for his bravery on sex work

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BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

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Concern over doctors’ health needs as legislation to regulate PAs and AAs introduced

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Campaigners from the English Collective of Prostitutes argue for full decriminalisation

Watch: Why we should decriminalise prostitution

As a Home Office Inquiry looks into shifting the burden of criminality from those who sell sex to those who buy it, some argue only full decriminalisation will keep workers safe.

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