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Kudos for the BBC for finding this second subject (the bottom half of the article) and presenting both sides, as well as the inset "What is the law in the UK?"

Kudos for the BBC for finding this second subject (the bottom half of the article) and presenting both sides, as well as the inset "What is the law in the UK?" which I didn't know. This is a really strong and extremely balanced story where two sides speak for themselves through quotes. (I'd tell the author myself but I can't see a byline.) Does anyone here know, what does Charlotte mean at the end with "I would never go on tour on my own to a new place that I've never been to before. No way. Because there is no safety agency or union out there that I can tell where I am or what I'm doing." What are these unions or safety agencies, formal or informal? (And why can't Charlotte find one in a city she tours in?) If the reason they can't be found is that they're kind of operating outside of the law, like informal "protection" services then this would explain why she can only find it in a city she knows well - but that is not what "safety agency or union" means to me at all. So what are these things?

aphexbr 10y ago
I presume she means there's no such thing for the type of work she does. That is, if she did something else those things would be available to her, but they aren't for her line of work. So, she has to depend on pre-existing relationship with people who can protect her where she is.
- logicallee 10y ago
  Oh, you are right - I think that I misread it. They must have meant that there is no such thing as a safety agency or union - not on tour, not anywhere. It is kind of weird that she has such a specific term in mind ("safety agency or union") for something that doesn't exist -- you would think she would phrase it as, "It's not like there are unions or anything else protecting workers." Perhaps she would like to see such institutions. (The article says she was part of a documentary, which the article links here -- http://www.devonlive.com/love-sale-exeter-escort-appears-channel-4/story-21028598-detail/story.html http://www.devonlive.com/love-sale-exeter-escort-appears-cha... ). Thanks.
DanBC 10y ago
There are initiatives such as "ugly mugs" which share details about dangerous clients: https://uknswp.org/um/ https://uknswp.org/um/

aphexbr 10y ago

I presume she means there's no such thing for the type of work she does. That is, if she did something else those things would be available to her, but they aren't for her line of work. So, she has to depend on pre-existing relationship with people who can protect her where she is.

logicallee 10y ago
Oh, you are right - I think that I misread it. They must have meant that there is no such thing as a safety agency or union - not on tour, not anywhere. It is kind of weird that she has such a specific term in mind ("safety agency or union") for something that doesn't exist -- you would think she would phrase it as, "It's not like there are unions or anything else protecting workers." Perhaps she would like to see such institutions. (The article says she was part of a documentary, which the article links here -- http://www.devonlive.com/love-sale-exeter-escort-appears-channel-4/story-21028598-detail/story.html http://www.devonlive.com/love-sale-exeter-escort-appears-cha... ). Thanks.

DanBC 10y ago

There are initiatives such as "ugly mugs" which share details about dangerous clients: https://uknswp.org/um/ https://uknswp.org/um/