Patricia invited onto Newstalk by Sean Moncrieff.

[Mousey]

journalists chase me all over too they are parked outside the Clarion hotel most days I can't go for a pint or a sambo there anymore

On the other hand, if you ever decide to take that header off the roof you'll be famous

[Peter Pussy Eater]

The media, a thing populated by parasites, should be treated as such.
They would sell their own mothers for a sensationalist headline.

[BruceAlmighty]

While I like Newstalk, particularly Georrrrrge Hook, I really can't see the win here and agree with Patricia. It's like the TV3 special from a while ago (which my friend edited BTW ), people are prejudiced to begin with and I can imagine Sean "quoting" posters on this site as examples of the type of people who see escorts.

[El Gordo]

It's a trap, of course. But of the two bad options, accepting is less bad than rejecting. Think about all those documentaries which end with something like "We asked Global Megacorp to give their side of the story, but they refused." What do you usually think when you hear that? That's what people will think about EI if they hear "We invited Patricia Albright of EI to give her side of the story, but she refused."

[jackpot]

It's a trap, of course. But of the two bad options, accepting is less bad than rejecting. Think about all those documentaries which end with something like "We asked Global Megacorp to give their side of the story, but they refused." What do you usually think when you hear that? That's what people will think about EI if they hear "We invited Patricia Allbright of EI to give her side of the story, but she refused."

Your spot on there El. If she does not go it will be put across that she / EI have something to hide or know what they do is wrong.

[BruceAlmighty]

But the interviewer always gets the last word. So whatever is said, Sean Moncrieff can editorialise if he wants without response, so IMO it is better to ignore.

It's like Michael O'Leary and Panorama - they refused to agree to an unedited interview. Of course that was their choice, but so was his not to be interviewed and IMO Ryanair came accross better than Panorama...

[jackpot]

But the interviewer always gets the last word. So whatever is said, Sean Moncrieff can editorialise if he wants without response, so IMO it is better to ignore.

It's like Michael O'Leary and Panorama - they refused to agree to an unedited interview. Of course that was their choice, but so was his not to be interviewed and IMO Ryanair came accross better than Panorama...

But is it not a live show. So it will be uneditited. If she does not go on then she falls into the category or being guilty by absense of defence

[BruceAlmighty]

I still maintain that if there is no representation, the worst that can happen is "we tried to talk to someone from Escort-Ireland"..... But if Patricia goes on, she is open to attacks on prostituition, price, services and anything else the researchers can find.

And as I said earlier, what is the win? If they mention the website, that is good advertising. How does one defend escorting to the unwashed public? I love all escorts and have huge respect, but if I mention legalising prostituiting to people, instantly the shutters go up....

[Westsidex]

20th Dec 2009 "The Sweetie" (reg tm) goe son.Fuck sorry sean i keep forgetting the name of your stuff.Its just so irrelevent to me.

14th March 2010 "The Sweetie" (reg tm) and Sean tie the knot.

It was love at first sound they say,
Westside

[mrbee]

But they did not offer a right of reply as Newstalk have just done.
Your calling them 'cunts' could be deemed to be somewhat reactionary.

The subject itself is an interesting one and I dont think that there is any great harm in a debate.

Prostitution is legal and regulated in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, some Australian states, New Zealand and some rural counties in the US state of Nevada.

These are examples of first world nations, not dodgy states with scant regard for their citizens welfare.

On the other hand there are a greater number where it is illegal or legal yet unregulated. Its not an open and shut case either way.

Yes but over 90% of countries dont encourage it and theres reasons for that.. Many parts of Holland, Belgium and germany are extremely dodgy and prostitution is implicated with this. Amsterdam for example is going to wind up its coffee shops and red light districts.. its going to 10 years or so.. the dutch government has noted that its used for money laundering, many of the shop girls are still run by pimps and drugs is involved too so regulation can be loosely enforced.. Its not entirly possible to regulate the sex industry but granted it may be safer for everybody involved if it was but its hard to know.. Would take alot of resources and staff to regulate this in ireland.. and anyhow spain, italy, portugal, france etc. dont encourage or "regulate" it so theres no chance that ireland will, in the next 100 years anyway..