Having more than one lover (if all involved are consenting adults) is a personal/political choice, whereas having sex with one's students is unprofessional and unacceptable. Whether Barker has several lovers or none is irrelevant in the context of her right to raise issues about abuses of power taking place in universities.
Stevi Jackson
York University
Sue Scott
Durham University
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