It's a new government so there will be the usual public , and leaked , statements of intent , just to keep the "party faithful" happy.
The majority of such statements will come to nothing.
Grey
(15-05-2010 07:14 )posty Wrote: [ -> ]Well Lynne Featherstone has been appointed Under Secretary of State for Equalities and wants to ban page 3 from The Sun newspaper.
Things may have just got a bit darker.
It'll never happen, there's nothing to worry about, the new con-dem government won't want to appear as though their priority is focused on this nonsense when the country is so fucked up. Having said that, if she can't get at Page3 maybe she'll go for bigger fish (?)
These stupid women pushing their own pathetic agendas under the banner of equality and rights really piss me off. They aren't the slightest bit concerned with the equality and rights of the woman who freely choose to appear on Page3 etc.
On a similar note, I hear that the Miss England competition has banned the swimwear round... it's a beauty competition for feck's sake, that's why the girls are there. Sigh.
page 3 wont be banned. its been going 40 years now and has survived numerous attempts to be banned. also the tories wont want to lose the sun's suppport
(15-05-2010 14:35 )BigBen Wrote: [ -> ]Also the sun is a massive coperation newspaper there is no way they would take that kind of poilcy lying down. They would kick up a huge media shit storm, hire the most expensive baristors on the planet and take a case to the court of human rights on civil liberties and freedom of expression grounds.
Jesus calm down man. do you think the banning off a topless woman in a newspaper is a breach of human rights ?
No one wants to see an end to Page 3 but do you really think Mr Murdoch will spend millions of pounds in court fighting over two nipples.
Lynne has been on about this for years, so its not just a leak for the public benefit, she's a tyrant when it comes to equality, just join her facebook profile or her web page and you will see what i mean. had lots of chit chat's with her over the last few months when we were outside the whittingdon hospital trying to stop it being closed.
(16-05-2010 00:34 )posty Wrote: [ -> ] (15-05-2010 14:35 )BigBen Wrote: [ -> ]Also the sun is a massive coperation newspaper there is no way they would take that kind of poilcy lying down. They would kick up a huge media shit storm, hire the most expensive baristors on the planet and take a case to the court of human rights on civil liberties and freedom of expression grounds.
Jesus calm down man. do you think the banning off a topless woman in a newspaper is a breach of human rights ?
No one wants to see an end to Page 3 but do you really think Mr Murdoch will spend millions of pounds in court fighting over two nipples.
Lynne has been on about this for years, so its not just a leak for the public benefit, she's a tyrant when it comes to equality, just join her facebook profile or her web page and you will see what i mean. had lots of chit chat's with her over the last few months when we were outside the whittingdon hospital trying to stop it being closed.
Lol do you know how much money he makes off selling newspapers just because girls get there tits out in the sun. Of course he would spend millions fighting a case like that because he gains it all back ten fold over from all the papers he sells off the back of page 3. Yes it is a breach of civil liberties and freedom of expression, I didnt say breach of human rights I said the court of human rights as that would be the court to hear the case.
Well said big ben and i fully agree with all that you have said.Page 3 is somewhat of a british institution so definitely it would not be allowed to be banned without any fight and i too think it would go all the way to the courts.
It is indeed an infringement of civil liberties and all these do gooders trying to ban things such as page 3 would be better spending their time on more important political issues rather than girly pics in a paper which do brighten up peoples day and i myself am a sun reader and looking at page 3 has not harmed me in any way.
Just another point to add on a lighter note Lynne Featherstone is a moron that needs a big cock right up her arse. Who does she think she is Mary Whitehouse reborn?