By GRACE HARPER, 18

THIS week saw what will probably turn out to be one of the most talked about publicity stunts of the year.

You already know what I’m talking about – the coming and going of The Sun’s Page 3.

Page 3 has long been a source of debate, anger and outrage.

The campaign group No More Page 3 has more than 217,000 signatures- and has apparently gained thousands more since a topless woman returned to The Sun earlier this week.

Maybe the paper’s publicity stunt did it more harm than good?

I can’t help but ask myself when it comes to Page 3 – what’s the big deal? The campaign group says it shouldn’t be in Britain’s biggest family newspaper.

It’s outdated and shouldn’t be seen by children.

And I think that’s a fair point – having grown up in an era when we are constantly bombarded with images of ‘the perfect body’, I can tell you, it’s a confidence killer.

But on the other side of the coin, any school kid with access to a computer can type in ‘Rihanna Pour it Up’ or ‘Nicki Minaj Anaconda’ and see things which are arguably much more harmful on a young mind than the Page 3 woman.

I don’t think the problem lies with, or can be solved by banning, Page 3.

I can’t help but think that arguing over Page 3 is closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.