UK: The Women’s Equality Party would criminalise buying sex and de-criminalize selling it

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'Under WE's proposals, those who sell sex will not be criminalised, and the party would remove from law the few scenarios, such as kerb-crawling and soliciting in a public place, under which sex workers can currently be prosecuted. Sophie Walker, leader of the party, said at the launch that the party would aim to begin criminalising sex buyers within two years of establishing support and exiting services for current sex workers.
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The document also argues that only a "small percentage" of sex workers work voluntarily and independently of pimps or drug abuse. 

This approach runs contrary to the views of many campaigning sex workers, who are pushing for decriminalisation of the industry. A recent (and controversial) Amnesty report on sex work also called for decrimanilisation, as opposed to the Nordic approach.'

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Paying for sex has become a lifestyle choice for thousands of UK career women

'As well as paying men for their time between the sheets, women are also prepared to pay for "companionship". 

The so-called "boyfriend experience" involves male escorts meeting up with their female clients and going for a drink or a meal before progressing onto a massage and then sex. 

And business is so brisk that the number of men offering paid sexual services to women in the UK has TRIPLED over the last five years to more than 15,000.'