YOUR VIEWS: Islington speaks out on sex shops

By Kevin Widdop

AS the debate over a new sex shop on Upper Street takes centre stage at this week's council meeting, Islington Now asked locals what they thought about the prospect of Adult World in their midst.

Michiela Hoholcova, 25, a nanny from St Paul's Street, said: "Kids can't go inside anyway, so I don't know why parents would have a problem. Sex shops are normal. I don't know why people would have a problem with it."

Esse Smith-Jones, 24, an employee of Cancer Research on Upper Street, said: "Why the hell not? Sex shops are usually in more subversive areas, like Old Street, but I think there is a kind of seedy vibe around here anyway. But I don't see anything wrong with it."

Ben Roberts, 27, who works in PR on Angel Street, said: "I don't have a problem with it. There are much worse problems in the world than worrying about the opening of a new sex shop. It is a business, after all."

Lucas Cardoso, 26, who works in Old Street, said: "Personally, I don't have a problem with it. It's up to the parents to tell them that such things exist in the world. I'm very open-minded, because I lived in Amsterdam for a while."

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