After a failed bloody revolution in Algeria, a new chance was given to the British people to introduce a Prostitution Law in the UK. The French and the Dutch had already criminalised participation in the prostitution of a person. Therefore, even in the wake of World War ll, the western world still did not have any form of legislation to prohibit prostitution. However, when the Trade Union movement began agitating for the legalisation of prostitution, the government realized that they would lose political support if they were to implement a law against it. Thus, an historic opportunity was presented to them to criminalize the activities of the brothel keepers.
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