Nordic Model Now!
Movement for the Abolition of Prostitution
The text of a powerful talk Rebecca gave to a group of Unison women when Unison’s prostitution policy was up for discussion. Read More
A heartfelt plea to Unison to not abandon its 12-year support for the Nordic Model at its National Delegate Conference in Brighton in June. Read More
Powerful and disturbing piece from sex trade survivor, Michelle Kelly, about the harassment she has received online from sex industry lobbyists. Read More
Professor Kathleen Richardson explains why she organised an open letter to university vice chancellors calling for the rejection of pro-prostitution propaganda. Read More
Open letter calling on UK university vice chancellors to reject the notion that “sex work is real work” and to instead support the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities. Read More
An introduction and link to our article that appears in the March 2022 edition of the BACP University and College Counselling journal. Read More
Our review of ‘ANY GIRL: A memoir of sexual exploitation and recovery’ by Mia Döring. In a word, this book is a must read. Read More
Yes, pimps and other capitalists benefit from a thriving sex industry, and so do men, but why do so many young women also cheerlead the “sex work is real work” propaganda and full decriminalisation of this toxic and sexist industry? Read More
Analysis of the new version of the University of Leicester’s “Student Sex Work Toolkit for Staff in Higher Education” and other news. Read More
Brief account of handing the petition to revoke the ‘Student Sex Work’ policy and toolkits to the University of Leicester and our response to their official statement: The toolkit is in effect a grooming kit. Read More
Analysis of the second training session delivered to dozens of UK universities – revealing a profound cognitive dissonance between the trainers’ claims and the reality exposed by the case studies they present. Read More
Tara Ryan, a survivor of the sex trade, explains cogently and succinctly why she fully supports the Nordic Model and not full decriminalisation. Read More
A detailed account of the “student sex work” training that a team from Leicester University is delivering to students and staff at British universities. Read More
Martina Hedrenius, a left-wing Swedish activist, responds to a Novara Media piece entitled, “Sex Work Is Not a Bullshit Job”. Read More
Diane Abbott MP was quite right to call out the commodification of sexuality that is being encouraged at British universities. Read More
Andrea Heinz’s moving and powerful speech at the webinar to launch the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities. Read More
This article about victim blaming as part of the backlash to the gains of the women’s liberation movement was first published in 1994 . Sadly it is just as relevant today. Read More
Subtitled, ‘A brief reflection on pornography leads to a reflective tirade in statistical mode,’ this article by Elizabeth Matz was first published in Women & Therapy in 1994 and is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Read More
A poem by Andrea Heinz informed by her own experiences in prostitution. Read More
László, a Hungarian man, writes about prostitution and sex trafficking in Hungary and the connections with the legal brothels in Western Europe. Read More
Must-read transcript of our ‘Talking with men and boys’ webinar that was held on 11 April 2021. Read More
Considering the monstrous profits that third parties can make from women’s prostitution, it’s not hard to figure out why some people might want to remove it from the scope of anti-trafficking law. Read More
Male-pattern violence is never merely an individual act. It sends out a message to those nearby: This is what happens to women and girls who do not submit. It therefore serves to uphold the power of other men and of men as a class… Read More
A critical review of ‘The Service’ by Frankie Miren, which was published by Influx Press on 8 July 2021. Read More
What the University of Leicester’s response to our FOI request reveals about whether their student ‘sex work’ policy and toolkits comply with UK equality legislation. Read More
From the 1970s, the sex industry fought back against the radical feminist analysis of prostitution as a key part of the patriarchal system that subordinates women. Read More
Sara, who was herself in prostitution, talks of her work in a care home and spells out some likely consequences of the recent Court of Protection ruling. Read More
While it doesn’t explicitly promote prostitution as a reasonable response to students’ economic hardship, that’s the implicit message – along with the suggestion that buying sex is an ethically neutral activity… Read More
First published in the Morning Star, this is a blistering response to DecrimNow’s open letter to MPs calling on them to block attempts to introduce the Nordic Model. Read More
In this searing article based on her own experiences, ‘Alice’ brilliantly articulates the disturbing reality of girls growing up in the failing British ‘care’ system and why they make such easy prey for pimps. Essential reading. Read More