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We took a 5 live listener, Nina de la Mer, to a lap-dancing club in Brighton after its owner, Les Pearce, issued an on-air challenge.

Have a listen to how Nina got on:

And here's Nina's own account of her visit:

"As a Brighton local I'm concerned by the proliferation of lap-dancing clubs in my area. I visited Spearmint Rhino, in Brighton, to offer a 5 live listener's perspective on the clubs.

The biggest shock for me was the financial aspect:­ the dancers pay the club a fee to perform a near-nude pole-dance, in order to advertise themselves to the customers. I felt the arguments offered in favour of lap-dancing by Les, the club-owner, and Robin, the dancer, to be spurious, and that neither seemed concerned by the effect a lap-dancing club has on the local environment and society in general.

My conclusion: my visit to the club only confirmed my worst fears about the industry. I won't be visiting again."

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