Great news:

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 potential recipients seemed quite pleased yesterday at the prospect of a free pair of flops.

Danielle Bolton, 19, who was out in Torquay, said: ‘My heels hurt me 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 than high heels.’

Leanne Thomas, 21, added: ‘I go out clubbing at the harbourside most weekends and I usually walk home barefooted because my heels hurt. I think it’s a great idea.’

Ah, liberation.

[h/t Mark Steyn]

[cross-posted to PWPL]