[dragonwriter]

I don't know that the article pulls in the opposite direction of decriminalization; you could see it as pulling in the direction of legalization and protective regulation (which is usually seen as beyond decriminalization), rather than the opposite direction. (Yes, I think the implication in the article is that certain politicians are pulling for criminalization based on examples like this, but that doesn't mean that the example inherently justifies that.)

(UK is already decriminalized, and actually AFAIK legalized but with minimal specific regulation.)

[paulftw]

Title says 'exploit homeless for sex' - starts with a negative label. Then it proposes filtering out the ads, changing the law to make it illegal, etc. I think it's pretty clear what the author's view is (or what kind of sentiment they thought would attract more ad impressions).

[DanBC]

The English law is a mess, and can't really be described as decriminalized or legalised.

The core activity - people exchanging sex for cash - is legal, but a bunch of other stuff around the activity is illegal.