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November 28, 2008

Tony Blair's Britain

Where the foxes caper unmolested, the government packs your school lunch, and Party Girl Police fan out across the nation;

Drunk women who stagger about in high heels are to be protected - at public expense - from twisting their ankles.

They will be handed flip-flops to wear by police outside nightclubs as they wend their way home. The scheme is part of a £30,000 drive by police and councillors to prevent 'alcohol-related harm'.

It has been prompted by fears that women wearing stilettos or similar footwear could tumble over.


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Posted by Kate at November 28, 2008 12:04 PM
Comments

Wow. Nice way to spend taxpayers' money.

Posted by: Soccermom at November 28, 2008 12:07 PM

I had to check my calendar. Nope, not April 1.

Posted by: John B at November 28, 2008 12:13 PM

Free shoes to the drunkest skank contest.
Ali (and gubmint) Akbar.
Faster please.


Posted by: richfisher at November 28, 2008 12:15 PM

Now it will be easier to spot the easy girls.

Thanks Taxpayers!

Posted by: Jeff K at November 28, 2008 12:26 PM

Sorry guys, but any girl who wears high heels is a masochist. Secondly after 9/11 you are better off always having shoes that you can run in or climb down stairs in.

Posted by: Nicola Timmerman at November 28, 2008 12:37 PM

Remember "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"? Get ready for...

"Flip Flops 4 Drunk Chicks!"

And we all came crashing down into a stinking heap of cultural madness...

Posted by: Joseph Frederick at November 28, 2008 12:48 PM

A waste of money alright, all the money some guy wasted on booze, trying to get some girl to "tumble over" a little easier.

Posted by: dp at November 28, 2008 1:06 PM

Eventually Britain will provide rapists with condoms ( so they do not catch an STD and the government can save on healthcare expenses)

Ludicrous? absurd?... I'm crazy and this will never happen in a million year?

Well...

if someone had told you 20 years ago that the police in Britain would someday provide drunk women with flip-flops you would have said
"Ludicrous, absurd, you are crazy that will never happen in a million year!"

and yet here we are...free flip-flops for drunk women...

(((shaking head in disbelief)))

Posted by: Friend of USA at November 28, 2008 1:07 PM

Now if only they could figure out a way to keep them from getting knocked up and going on the dole...

Posted by: Edward Teach at November 28, 2008 1:20 PM

This HAS to be some kind of joke.

Ye gods....

Posted by: mark peters at November 28, 2008 1:29 PM

Flip flop, flip flop....barffff....flip flop flip flop.....Ya wanna shag?...barffff.

British mating call.

Posted by: Rednik at November 28, 2008 1:41 PM

You are pulling my leg, aren't you (no pun intended)?

Posted by: Barbara at November 28, 2008 2:42 PM

Hopefully this is not more information than you all want to know, but most girls going to nightclubs in high heels also wear pantyhose. Flip flops have a thingy that goes between the toes to hold them on, so it's difficult to imagine someone trying to put on flip flops without taking off the pantyhose .....

Not sure that this would work too well, particularly if the girl was a little tiddly.

Posted by: jenna at November 28, 2008 2:44 PM

I just hope that those bobbies are trained to snatch those evil cigarettes from their fingers before they take the fatal step of inhaling! Just 'hold them' should be the RULE.

Posted by: Jema 54 at November 28, 2008 4:16 PM

Meanwhile, the police in the UK obviously have all the time and resources in the world, and no more real terrorism suspects to investigate, so instead they are destroying their own political independence and being complicit in undermining parliamentary sovereignty by arresting a Tory MP essentially for embarrassing the Government.

Posted by: Dave J at November 28, 2008 4:25 PM

Oh c'mon. Let them fall down. Maybe they'll hit their heads and put themselves and the rest of their godforsaken society out of their misery.

Fats Waller Redux: Your Feet's Too Drunk

TOO MUCH!

Posted by: batb at November 28, 2008 4:56 PM

And the war machines are set in motion. There is no stopping the march now.

Posted by: James at November 28, 2008 6:32 PM

Notice the treatment of the Women. Like there idiots who need guidance. The poor dears might sprain an ankle. They must be protected for their own good is the mentality behind this. Today its flip-flops tomorrow the veil ,& loss of civic rights. Wait till the Police have a sizable Muslim personnel.

Some Women forget how hard it was to not be considered property. With the long fight to be recognized as adults with rights, responsibilities, self supportive, along with freedom. This is Sharia creep by degree's.
Women’s rights are a bump in History, or will be unless they act swiftly against the4 next generation being poisoned by Islamists thoughts on the lower than a dog. Women with utter control while they slowly become wards of the State from Islamic influence.
JMO

Posted by: Revnant Dream at November 28, 2008 7:33 PM

Imagine: Women survived stilletos, alcohol, cobbled streets, and the blackout during WWII and now when the streets are brightly lit, the PTB are worried abt the little darlings' ankles. What idiots.

Posted by: gellen at November 28, 2008 9:13 PM

Relax
Some bean counter decided it was cheaper than
fixing a sprained ankle. And transfer the budget cost to the police. Not unlike the four pillars.
Google if you need to.

Posted by: Celina at November 28, 2008 10:16 PM

It’s about time someone started forcing these women to smarten up. We can’t wait on Islam to do the job in the UK forever. In the meantime it’s up to society to police these infidel wonton’s until Sharia catches up!

They need not worry about flip flops thereafter.

Posted by: Knight 99 at November 29, 2008 12:30 AM

I guess there is some solace that they haven't taken to handing out condoms and knee pads too.

Posted by: Texas Canuck at November 29, 2008 8:32 PM

"It has been prompted by fears that women wearing stilettos..."

Based on FEAR. Id est, not based on rationality, experience, or study. They honestly have no studies or reports documenting the incidence of this stiletto-induced ankle twisting, and yet they are willing to shell out taxpayer pounds to prevent something that may not even occur at a statistically significant rate?

How do I say "Keep your idiotic socialist ideals on your doomed continent!" in the Queen's English? Oh wait, I already did: I voted for McCain.

Posted by: Matt at November 29, 2008 11:21 PM

Only in Jollye Olde Little Britain, you say? Pity ! I just know I should have stayed. But,its a fact that if it happens there it will happen here sooner or later.It always does.We colonials always follow right along behind the world leader in nonsense.

Posted by: Mike at November 30, 2008 6:51 AM
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