Millions of pounds are going down the toilet on bizarre schemes including greener ways to flush the loo.
A little-known government quango called UK Research and Innovation dishes out £8billion of taxpayers’ cash a year to nine research groups, including the Arts Council.
But the boundary-breaking projects include a scheme to support eco-friendly toilet flushing, costing £280,000, while some £600,000 was spent on a study of Italian cinema.
