Drunk? Here, have a shoe

In what can only be described as an attempt to win the "World's Most Idiotic Waste of Taxpayer Money" title, British Police are spending taxpayer funds to combat "alcohol-related problems" not by combating crime, increasing visibility, catching criminals etc... no, instead they are.. .wait for it ... distributing taxpayer-funded flipflops to drunk women!

Police will carry bags of the unisex flip-flops and will hand them to anyone who looks unsteady, and the flat shoes with a safe-drinking message on them will also be available from the Council's 'Safe Bus'.

The British Taxpayers' Alliance contends £30,000 cost of the scheme is an "idiotic waste of money".

Of course, clubbers like the idea: Danielle Bolton, 19, said: "My heels hurt at the end of the night so I tend to take them off. It's a hell of a lot easier to walk with flip-flops." Well, that certainly justifies the plan!

I’m just waiting for taxpayer funded foot-rubs to come soon…