Well blow me, this flu problem is really getting into industries I'd never even contemplated. Prostitutes are suffering
beneath the lock-down instructions in the UK and now they're asking the Government for a hand-job-out.
'Sex work' is legal in Great Britain, but the function cannot involve soliciting in a public place, kerb crawling, owning
or managing a brothel, pimping and pandering. I was surprised to read that there is an 'English Collective of Prostitutes'
and that they even have a website, but I'm saddened to see it only uses the word 'English'.
It seems that even in the world of sex-for-money, segregation is alive and well. Peter Sutcliffe -The Yorkshire Ripper,
must be seething right now about the lack of inclusivity in today's society of 'fille de joie'.
But it's hard times in some places around the country and the clients aren't coming as they used to. Something needs
to be done. The article below suggests Government should take matters in-hand and bring some relief for the brave
women and guys who are on the front-line of the age-old trade.
Their backs are against the wall right now.
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Meanwhile, the Police were on the scent of a criminal.
beneath the lock-down instructions in the UK and now they're asking the Government for a hand-job-out.
'Sex work' is legal in Great Britain, but the function cannot involve soliciting in a public place, kerb crawling, owning
or managing a brothel, pimping and pandering. I was surprised to read that there is an 'English Collective of Prostitutes'
and that they even have a website, but I'm saddened to see it only uses the word 'English'.
It seems that even in the world of sex-for-money, segregation is alive and well. Peter Sutcliffe -The Yorkshire Ripper,
must be seething right now about the lack of inclusivity in today's society of 'fille de joie'.
But it's hard times in some places around the country and the clients aren't coming as they used to. Something needs
to be done. The article below suggests Government should take matters in-hand and bring some relief for the brave
women and guys who are on the front-line of the age-old trade.
Their backs are against the wall right now.
Quote:Coronavirus: Sex workers 'should have access to support fund'.BBC:
'Calls have been made for an emergency fund to support sex workers whose earnings have fallen during the
coronavirus crisis. A third of escorts have been continuing to offer face-to-face meetings, estimated one sex worker.
The English Collective of Prostitutes said there was precedent for a support fund and without one many had to
choose between earning and risking health. In response, the government said it had increased Universal
Credit payments.
'Offered more money'
Victoria - a Nottingham escort and adult film star - said her earnings had fallen from about £2,000 a week to £200 a
week, which she had earned through online work. "It has affected me, I'm getting by but it's just a fraction of what I'm
used to earning," said Victoria, who has four children.
Mother-of-four Victoria said her earnings have gone from £2,000 to £200 a week.
Her husband must be livid.
She said some clients had put pressure on her to ignore the lockdown.
"I've had a lot of messages and been offered a lot more money than I'd normally charge," she said.
"One got shirty and offered me more money and I point blank refused.
"Escorts can charge a lot more now if they want to... if they have business sense I'm sure they would put up prices."
Charlotte Rose, also a sex worker from Nottingham, said many women would not get any help because social stigma
had put them off registering as a self-employed sex worker. She estimated a third of escorts were still offering face-to-face
services.
"Sex workers are predominantly single mothers and they still have to work, they still have to earn," she said.
"If they're not registered, they're not applicable for the government funding. "If they've got children, how are they supposed
to feed their families?"
The English Collective of Prostitutes said there was "no reason" why the UK could not follow countries such as Japan and
Thailand and provide emergency money. "Because sex work is criminalised, sex workers are being deprived of the support,
payments and protections available to others," said a spokeswoman.
"We are asking for emergency, easy-to-access cash payments to be given to sex workers in crisis.
"This has been done before. In Ipswich during a series of tragic murders in 2006, when the imperative was for women to be
able to get off the street, the government provided emergency payments."
The government said in a statement: "Universal Credit payments have been increased to help support people through these
unprecedented times."...'
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Meanwhile, the Police were on the scent of a criminal.
Quote:Wanted man hiding from police in the woods gives away his location - by fartingExaminer Live:
'I heard him letting rip and followed the noises to a bush'
'A wanted man on the run from police gave away his location in a woods after letting out a fart.
Officers were dispatched to a house in Brookside Walk in Harworth, near Doncaster, to carry out a warrant
on Thursday, May 7, according to Birmingham Live.
One man had already fled the property and officers gave chase with the man disappearing into a nearby woodland.
They lost him in the darkness with the pursuit happening at night but it was not long before they found him.
Officers searching the area were alerted to the sound of what was believed to be a person breaking wind near a bush.
The sound alerted them to his location and he was caught along with another man who was found hiding behind a fireplace
back at the house. One of the pursuing officers said: "I was almost out of wind running but luckily [the suspect] still had some.
"I heard him letting rip and followed the noises to a bush."
A 35-year-old man was arrested after failing to appear at court and a 30-year-old man was arrested in relation to other matters,
police said.
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