Haringey Council are currently consulting on their proposal to limit the number of sex establishments (cinemas, shops, lap dancing clubs etc.) in the borough. They're suggesting a limit of 'nil' which would effectively mean no licences would be granted to any of these kind of establishments.
I completely agree with this proposal and will be writing to support it. Further details are available on the [Council's website](
http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/business/licensing_regulations/licensing/consultation_on_sex_establishment_policy.htm) if you're interested in finding out more. The closing date for comments is December 15th.
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I reckon a lapdancing place on SGR would go down a storm. Oh and a cinema wouldn't go a miss either.
Legalisation does nothing to protect the women who work in it - often reluctant to register and comply with regulations, it forces them back on to the street or to work for illegal operations. Even in legalised places, a large proportion of women are trafficked and there is little evidence to suggest it improves their employment rights. The rise in the number of establishments, as Amanda has said, also results in women in competition for business and forced into more dangerous situations ("agreeing" to violent sex, sex without condoms etc).
Thanks for that link, Eliz. I will write too. It annoys me when objections to the sex industry (I include lap dancing in this) are made to look like they're coming from some kind of nimby prudish morality.