The award was criticised by the first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, as being "clearly wrong" and "not conducive to a proper and dignified debate on the important issue of equality in Scotland".
Nagradu je kritizirao prvi ministar Škotske Alex Salmond nazvavši je "jasno pogrešnom" i "nepoticajnom za pravu i dostojanstvenu debatu o važnom pitanju ravnopravnosti u Škotskoj".