So not sure whether this is true, but had the company of a delightful man who is very much in the know how so yes he did verify his story.

But informed that he knows first hand that Ms Sturgeon and Mr Cameron are planning on criminalising prostitution in the next year.  I said impossible more than likely a few years and he is adament that nope it will be done in the next year if not by Crimbo, apparently they are going to use the immigration  line as in trying to curb it. 

Apparently Ms Sturgeon has been collecting her information and data over the past 18 months and now that she is where she is she will be able to push it through.  Cameron will be using the stance that prostitution is costing the country millions.

Whether this is all true or not Ms Laura Lee is going to be double checking the info for me.  On top of that apparently in Scotland over the next few months they are going to be cracking down on hotels and apartments being used for immoral purposes and that surveillance on various hotels are already in place, the Jury Inn in Jamaica street being one.

So ladies lets see what happens. 

Hello Fluffy Bunny,

Forgive my ignorance but why is prostitution costing the country millions? In unpaid tax?? x

The ECP and various other organisations are campaigning for decriminilisation. This is already happening. Best option is to try and convince your local MP to sign the decrim pledge or at least to not vote Nordic.

(Not sure if I can post a link but just Google English Collective of Prostitutes decriminilization pledge.)

I would have asked him about where he got the source from and then verify myself. If he couldn't provide there and then will disregard his talk. There is no need to pannic. Some clients can come across convincing. A year of worrying is a long time to waste energy. Black and white text beats any hear say or especially what clients talk.

First off they wont ever make selling sex illegal as those who think we are poor pathetic abused unable to think for ourselves women want to protect us from the nasty men not make it so we can be arrested. 
They may try to make purchasing sex illegal but it is unenforceable if they even got it through.  For one the only way to do it would be to bug every Wgs premises to listen to see if payment is discussed and two the police don't have the numbers to waste doing something like that.  There is no way to prove payment for sex has taken place in someones own home so trying to prosecute punters will be nigh on impossible as proof is needed for prosecution

They have managed to make things very difficult in Sweden with these laws. They go around and help harass the girls by checking up on them under the guise of concern and make sure the neighbours and landlords know all about it.

Quote from: Fluffy Bunny on 20 May 2015, 05:59:34 pm

So not sure whether this is true, but had the company of a delightful man who is very much in the know how so yes he did verify his story.

But informed that he knows first hand that Ms Sturgeon and Mr Cameron are planning on criminalising prostitution in the next year.  I said impossible more than likely a few years and he is adament that nope it will be done in the next year if not by Crimbo, apparently they are going to use the immigration  line as in trying to curb it. 

Apparently Ms Sturgeon has been collecting her information and data over the past 18 months and now that she is where she is she will be able to push it through.  Cameron will be using the stance that prostitution is costing the country millions.

Whether this is all true or not Ms Laura Lee is going to be double checking the info for me.  On top of that apparently in Scotland over the next few months they are going to be cracking down on hotels and apartments being used for immoral purposes and that surveillance on various hotels are already in place, the Jury Inn in Jamaica street being one.

So ladies lets see what happens. 

Hello Fluffy Bunny,

Forgive my ignorance but why is prostitution costing the country millions? In unpaid tax?? x

Now this is what I found funny apparently it is due to the strain we put on the NHS with our sexual health visits and free condoms, also apparently policing of prostitution is a costly business.

Also it was said that once this is into play as they are trying to cut down on the amount of immigration if a foreign sex worker is caught once working after it has been criminalised she will be deported no questions asked.   And like I said I do not know if this is true or not but what if it is going to be?

My first thought when reading this thread was "why is she posting stuff which could be damaging or identifying for the client - unless of course she has his permission to stick it on a public forum".

That aside the anouncement this morning that foreign workers working without permission will have their wages seized have made me wonder if they'll use this to take money from sex workers who have been trafficked?and of course there are those who are working willingly but without work permits.

Also it was said that once this is into play as they are trying to cut down on the amount of immigration if a foreign sex worker is caught once working after it has been criminalised she will be deported no questions asked.   And like I said I do not know if this is true or not but what if it is going to be?

This I can believe. I would actually prefer the Nordic model over this. EU students are forced into homelessness the minute they graduate if they don't immediately find employment, because we get no social security even if we have lived here our whole lives, so this will cleverly remove another option we have and completely wreck our chances. I would be well and truly finished in this country, with nowhere to go. This does also go in line with the snooper's charter idea which I had a feeling would adversely impact this industry in some way.

That being said, there would still have to be a vote on it surely and I'm not buying this stuff about every MP that votes in favour of prostitution being investigated or whatever. I'm also not buying how we cost the country millions in sexual health checks. It sounds as if your client was a little biased himself. Just because he might have a legit position doesn't make him any less stupid than the rest of them, a lot of people have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to prostitution and by all means this probably includes him. I have zero idea how what he's saying has been "verified" either and isn't just something he suspects might happen.

Try not to sound so defeated, like I said there are campaigns in place to try and raise awareness and even if the law does go ahead, we can spend less of our time worrying and more of our time trying to make it clear what this would mean for us. I know that a lot of people here would continue to do the work, I can't risk it as I'd be risking deportation and I would be 100% screwed as this was already my last resort. So I'm not about to just roll over and take it, I will fight because I don't have the option not to.