The Lib Dems, let's face it, are little more than a receptacle marked "protest vote" and on a local level they can't be trusted - you never know what you're going to get from council to council.
The months leading to the Games have already been marked by protests over China's suppression of protesters in Tibet and criticism of it for supplying arms to the government of Sudan.
The date was also marked by protests from Tibetans, journalists and dissidents.
The run-up to the football World Cup was marked by protests from those who said the money could be better spent.
A6 Unruly Elections in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan held the most fractious elections in its post-Soviet history, marked by protests and accusations of fraud.
The year's crime statistics were meant to be a bright spot in a year marked by protests for police reform and ending with the deaths of two officers.
His four-day visit will be marked by protests by the International Shugden Community (ISC), which claims the Dalai Lama, 79, is involved in the persecution of Shugden Buddhists in Tibetan exile.
A recent poll by the New York Times found that although most Brazilians plump for arch-rival Argentina as the team they most want to lose, the second-biggest group want Brazil itself to stumble.Unsurprisingly, then, the opening day was also marked by protests against the competition.
However, the same birthday was marked with protests in South Korea over their neighbour's nuclear ambitions.
The official opening ceremony was held on June 7 and was marked by protests from environmentalists.
