Guest blog by Lord Farmer When, almost a decade ago, I began to argue against unrestricted access to online pornography and its dangers, vitriolic pushback asserted that adult freedoms had to be prioritised. Since then, a deep seam of academic…
By Vanessa Morse Today is my last day at CEASE. This is going to hurt. Building CEASE over the past four years from a start-up to an established, recognised and respected organisation has been no mean feat. It’s taken dedication,…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees Saturday 18th March 2023 marks CEASE’s 4th birthday. Coincidentally, it is also National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day. Although we’re not a children’s charity, children are always in our sights, the “canaries in the…
BY GEMMA KELLY, HEAD OF POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CEASE As Head of Policy and Public Affairs at CEASE, my job requires me to undertake some unusual tasks, and it was with this thought at the back of my mind…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees Andrew Tate is a man who, at least when it comes to women, stands against the basic moral values and principles of our society. He openly speaks of women as property to be used…
Now more than ever, it is the time to prevent women from entering prostitution - not make it easier, as some would argue.
By Jane*, a friend of CEASE I’m 17 and standing in the doorway of my parents’ bedroom with my heart in my chest and a lump in my throat. “Mum, dad, I don’t know what to do. There’s a guy…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees, CEASE In 2015, the Tory Manifesto promised to protect children from stumbling across hardcore pornography online. Yet seven years on nothing has really changed. Without age verification measures, any child with an online device…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees, CEASE My new knickers are bright fuchsia pink and ribbed cotton, probably the softest I’ve ever had. I’ve also got a new seamless bra which goes on like a crop top over the head…
By Vanessa Morse, CEO Growing up in Birmingham, I’ve celebrated more than a few birthdays in and around the city’s haunts. But none like this year’s. Earlier this month I marked the Big 4-2 back in Brum. But instead of…