On Monday, anti-government protesters turned the streets of Bangkok red, white and blue.

Thousands  set out from nine meeting points across the city and headed towards Government House.

There was no shortage of people who like the sound of their own voice espousing dubious agendas, but the heat had been taken out of the demonstration by a police stand-down a few days earlier and by PM Yingluck announcing a date for an election, so the march was peaceful.