In a particularly inspired nugget of draconian thinking, officials presiding over the UK body transportation body Transport For London have slapped club heavies Ministry Of Sound on the wrist over advertising flyers for the label’s New Years Eve party, banning the posters on the grounds that the design – which features a collage of graffiti and tags – could encourage people to vandalize London’s underground railway. Absurd much?

Despite obvious questions about the TFL’s state of mind, the banning did indeed pass, with a TFL spokesperson last week issuing a statement explaining that “an advert can be refused if the design suggests it had been subjected to graffiti”, re-asserting that graffiti activities would not be tolerated.

According to UK news outlet ThisIsLondon, the flyer’s banning has been met with furrowed brows and agape jaws, with promoters for the event originally believing some wily troll was punking them.

“We thought it was a joke at first. It never occurred to us anyone could think this would encourage graffiti,” AEG promoter David Frossman said in a statement. “It’s ridiculous.”

Not only has the flyer’s banning forced MOS back to redraft its advertising for the gig, surely costing a pretty penny, it’s just the latest in a long line of boneheaded moves from UK authorities, following on from last month’s hissy fit over drug expert David Nutt’s claims on the relative safety of ecstasy use.

Regardless of the controversy around Ministry’s evidently controversial poster, nothing will hinder the label’s NYE bash from being the monolithic party it’s billed as. We’re so envious of it that we named it No.1 in last week’s Global Party Countdown, and with the likes of Eric Prydz, Deadmau5 and Justice on board, how could it not be huge?