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All true. In addition, people didn't worry about "emotional maturity" in the Shakespeare's era - Romeo & Juliet were "normal" for their time, shagging away aged 14. Oh and there are islands off the coast of North America where incest and underage sex is the norm - primarily because the...

This debate proves what a grey area it really is. The legislation needs to be properly thought through, so why isn't there the appetite to do so? As usual, the Canadians have got it about right as far as I'm concerned: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/other-autre/clp/faq.html

Just to clarify, are you suggesting that it is being proposed that the age of consent be lowered because some high profile MPs are getting caught for child abuse? Or am I just unfairly presuming some more of your amusing tin-foil hattery?