tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post1329766497304446572..comments2024-03-28T21:49:02.667+00:00Comments on History is made at night: Operation Condor: Prohibition LondonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-79211546270990182862012-12-10T14:38:27.909+00:002012-12-10T14:38:27.909+00:00I think Hogan Howe likes this occasional dragnet t...I think Hogan Howe likes this occasional dragnet thing where he gets to be in the news. Kind of justifies his existence, though the returns on this investment seem pretty slim. Sounds like they got relatively naff all coke/md and did the cloakroom attendent on immigration.<br /><br />Re 93 feet east, seems like a strange choice of target given the area. Important and cheap live music venue most nights. At weekends it hosts average house nights full of the outer London crowd that no longer goes to the West End. Maybe some off duty cops got propositioned in there and they decided to raid it. <br /><br />There are much richer pickings in E2 and E8 for an old fashioned raid, but thankfully also more under the radar.AlwaysOutPunnednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-91415854598004190792012-12-09T20:56:49.982+00:002012-12-09T20:56:49.982+00:00Yes strange term, when I first read it I thought i...Yes strange term, when I first read it I thought it was referring to some kind of license for sex work - which of course doesn't exist! But yes I guess it does mean the kind of cards you get in phone boxes..https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-52713659229823809142012-12-09T18:35:49.552+00:002012-12-09T18:35:49.552+00:00Re my previous comment, I suppose it might be chec...Re my previous comment, I suppose it might be checking for sex worker flyers in telephone booths. Which is hardly something that requires great effort or manpower.<br />John Levinhttp://anterotesis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-73558485848177506112012-12-09T18:28:11.544+00:002012-12-09T18:28:11.544+00:00What the hell are "sex worker cards"? Th...What the hell are "sex worker cards"? The Guardian quote is taken from teh Police's own statement: http://content.met.police.uk/News/Crackdown-on-licensed-premises-nets-173-arrests/1400013513049/1257246741786<br />There's no state registration of sex workers in this country as far as I know.John Levinhttp://anterotesis.comnoreply@blogger.com