Right then. British wrestling friends, here, perhaps, is something you can do today that might help trainees in the future [1/
Shockingly, trainers (across all sports and settings, not just wrestling) are not considered to be in a Position of Trust and thus the laws about relationships with 16 and 17 year olds do not apply to them as they do to teachers/social workers [2/
Entirely coincidentally, last week, a Private Member's Bill was introduced by @tracey_crouch to #EndTheLoophole. The thing is, Private Member's Bills are a very difficult way to get things to become law [3/
So, what we can do to help is write to our MPs and ask them to support this bill. I've even done a basic outline of what you might like to include and how you find out who your MP is here [4/: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnX3kNaQOkmqoU9CY68MDWgkQKnD3oP_2ELQOEYKDVk/edit?usp=sharing
Is this going to solve everything? Absolutely not. Is this even going to become law any time soon? I'd have to be realistic and say it's unlikely. But, after the week we've had, maybe it's a small glimmer of hope for the future.
My love to everyone who has been affected
My love to everyone who has been affected