The Nordic Model

[Elrond]

The Home Office select committee on prostitution came out in favour of decriminilisation, and allowing small groups of women to work together.   They did not decided on what to do with clients.  There was much in their report saying they felt the Nordic model had failed.  Another report is due.

Suffice to say those who want an end to sex work were furious with the report.  This is a response prom a website calling itself Nordic Model now.   Its worth reading some of it.

https://nordicmodelnow.org/2016/07/17/response-to-the-home-affairs-select-committees-interim-report-on-prostitution/

They almost accuse the male MPs who sat on the committee of being sex buyers, and those who are should step down.

It is notable that there is no mention of whether the members of the committee are or have been sex buyers. It is clear that this is a common male behaviour and the majority of the committee members are male, and so it is statistically likely that some of them are or have been sex buyers.

They don't like the word sex worker, which was coined years ago.  All escorts I know talk about retiring when they stop work.  All words which to me mean working.

They then misrepresent the Palomo agreement on trafficking and attack everyone who gave evidence for decriminalisation of sex work..

[Lord Glenmere]

I was hoping to see pictures of Volvos!

[Elrond]

Nope this is the serious section of the forum.

[tallenglishmale]

I like the bit where they think the committee should declare if they have been sex buyers. I would laugh if one of the ladies put their hand up! But seriously, they aren't going to admit that

[toby88]

They almost accuse the male MPs who sat on the committee of being sex buyers, and those who are should step down.

Well, that doesn’t take too much working out. I’m aware of one escort (and there are probably countless) who have been visited by MP’s and even a foreign PM.

The law in this country makes me shake my head.

If other countries can have such a relaxed attitude towards this, then why can’t the UK follow suite. But of course… we all realize, that would compromise those in levels of power.

This has been around since the beginning of time, and will outlive us all. Were just observing, this particular window in time.

[Elrond]

That premise supposes that buying sex, and what you do in your private life which is legal should be presented to the public in general.

[toby88]

That premise supposes that buying sex, and what you do in your private life which is legal should be presented to the public in general.

Parliament, supposedly; has our best interest at heart. I beg to differ. Having read too much info in 2011 onwards that exposed too much info about what ‘we’ the ‘general public’ are not supposed to know.

I would imagine... the vast majority of the general public and nor particularly interested in what the other general public are actually doing. Well; the sensible ones anyway.

The hotels and motels certainly don’t object, as it keeps their rooms booked up with a better class of public. If your spending three figures to share time with a lady your hardly likely to cause any issues.

As for MP’s! I would imagine, if you decide to become a civil servant, or enter public office, one is obligated by certain expectations. Therefore; if you decide to step out of line, you are going to be scrutinized, surely that is obvious.

[Elrond]

This is a very British thing.  France expects their politicians to have affairs.  They are kept out of the papers.  Only recently did one make it into the papers when the affair was going on, President Hollande.

[Alexrude]

Hey! I was hoping to see some pictures