Petitioner: George Eckton and Jane O Donnell
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
19 May 2014
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the editorial team of the Sun and Scottish Sun to voluntarily remove the page 3 feature permanently.
Furthermore, until the Sun/Scottish Sun ceases its page 3 feature we request the Scottish Parliament no longer stock/sell The Sun or Scottish Sun newspaper given its objectification of women and gender stereotyping both seem at odds with the Scottish Parliament’s equalities framework.
Summary:
17 June 2014: The Committee took evidence from George Eckton, and Jane O'Donnell. The Committee agreed to write to The Scottish Sun, The Sun, the Scottish Parliament's Chief Executive, the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament party group leaders and the National Union of Journalists. The Committee also agreed to seek circulation figures for the Irish Sun following its removal of Page 3. Link to Official Report 17 June 2014 (589KB pdf)
Below: Jane O'Donnell giving evidence on 17 June 2014
11 November 2014: The Committee agreed to write to the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Rupert Murdoch. Link to Official Report 11 November 2014
27 January 2015: The Committee agreed to close the petition, under Rule 15.7, on the basis that the representations requested have been made and in light of the responses received, the Committee does not feel it can take the petition any further. Link to Official Report 27 January 2015
Written Submissions:
Please consider giving your support to a petition which seeks the Editorial Team to take a mature editorial decision to end the objectification of women most days in the Scottish Sun. To be clear we are not asking the Scottish Parliament to ban it!
It also asks Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee to write to the Editorial Team of the Sun and Scottish Sun to urge them to remove page 3,.
Furthermore, until the Sun/Scottish Sun ceases its page 3 feature we request the Scottish Parliament no longer stock/sell The Sun or Scottish Sun newspaper.