I hope they do ban it

I can see whats going to happen three months from now, Nicola T covering her boobs with prawn sandwiches...

Bet The Sun feel like right clowns now backing a cons/lib dems coalition.

I think Clare Short, when an MP, campaigned against page 3 pictures.
But they are still there. 

I don't really count banning smutty pictures from red-tops as ruining the Country.

Ruining the Country is best demonstrated by Labour's economic legacy.

I think you can sleep well in your bed M&P. Who in their right mind would spend money on a campaign against Page 3 girls? Nobody.

Who gives a crap! We have folk in real poverty,etc,fuel bills,council tax etc,that matters..though with the mob we have in now.who knows!

Who in their right mind would buy the sun

But will they try to ban writing bollox?
Then the Sun will really be in trouble!

Awww... Meaty! I do hope this doesn't... erm... keep you up all night!

Don't worry. Our PM will kick this into the long grass fast quick so Mr Murdoch is placated.

LOL @Blizzie

I suspect there will be a lot of talk about Balls...

I'm sure they will do their utmost to support Balls.

Agree... especially when we can get it online for free

Aww Meaty, tis a scandal

Good to see that the new government are focusing on the important issues at this time of economic uncertainty.

Poor Rupert Murdoch....he nearly had it in the bag....and then those pesky Trotskyite LibDems had to go and ruin it

Whatever happens, there'll still be plenty of well-supported tits in that trashrag.

Not being a user of the Sun, I'm indifferent to whether Page 3 girls are banned or not. However considering that the minister who is upset about the photos is in charge of the Equality department, there is a simple solution for the Sun - have alternating photos of topless girls and topless men

Not really comparable though, Loro. Blokes walk around with their tops off all the time. For it to be equal, they'd have to show something they wouldn't normally reveal on the high street..
..on second thoughts, put it away

Ha ha, although it's pretty pathetic I can't help feeling it would be very ironic if the Sun got its luscious lovelies banned by a government it did its best to bring to power!  The LibDems want to put Peta Todd, 24, Essex out of work, it's a flamin' liberty (as the Sun would say using it's dated 70s/80s parlance).



I think when you only have to switch on Freeview to watch channels like Smile and Babestation it's a bit much to target dear old page 3 - funny though anyway.

It won't happen.

Even if hell freezes over first?

I agree with Brisket it probably won't happen. The models who appear on page 3 are probably grateful for the money they earn through men enjoying their pics and the Sun is cheaper than the top shelf stuff. Do women buy the Sun?, if so why?

seriously why does ANYBODY buy the sun

Lol, I've absolutely no understanding of why anyone would, just wondering if it's more men than women because of Page 3, and curious if for what reason women buy it

I'm afraid I think a lot of women may buy it for the celebrity gossip and pix. No harm in that per se, but is does make it something 'the little woman' would pop down the shop for!

So the Sun caters to men through Page 3 and the women through celeb gossip lol, clever marketing, have some thoughts on that but probably not best aired

That just leaves the 'news' items, which are cleverly aimed at the youngest members of the family.

So is the "news" for youngsters about fashion and pop music

You do bring members up a lot, don't you Blousey?

It's a curse!

Probably!

Ahh well, ignorance about the real world can be bliss I guess

I don't buy the Sun and celeb gossip doesn't really interest me. I have never, ever bought a copy of Heat or any of the other mags that peddle that tripe. Maybe that means I'm not a 'little woman', although 5'2" seems small enough..

I love a little celeb gossip...there I said it

Although the issue of whether there should be a ban or not on Page 3 photos seems to be of minor importance, there is a fundamental major issue involved and that is the future of human rights legislation in the UK.

There is a major difference between Liberal Democrats and Conservatives on this matter. The Liberal Democrats support the Human Rights Act and their manifesto states that they would protect it. The Conservatives do no support the Human Rights Act, and in their manifesto stated that they would repeal it and replace it with a UK Bill of Rights. In the coalition agreement, not surprisingly, the future of the Human Rights Act is not mentioned as far as I know. I would not wish to suggest that the Conservatives would abolish our hunman rights, but they do wish to replace the current law.

Article 10 of the Human Rights legislation reads as follows:

Article 10 Freedom of expression

1 Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.

2 The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

It is likely that for the Page 3 photos to be able to be banned, that this legislation would need to be repealed. Although the article does give some leeway to the authorities in terms of protection of morals, I understand that such need would need to be able to be demonstrated as neccesary rather than just a personal opinion. However it would still be possible, without repealing the Act, to legislate so that such material as Page 3 photos were say restricted to top of the shelf in newsagents.