The more cynical among you might have thought a handcuffs gesture like that which caused a furore the previous weekend - more appropriate.

This has caused a furore in this union.

In 2009 the peer caused a furore in banking when he described some of its activities as socially useless.

This caused a furore in the art world.

It caused a furore among peers, who claimed that travelling second class overnight and sharing a sleeping compartment was 'completely unthinkable'.

Partly because of the furore surrounding these mortgages, they are no longer available, so the couple will have to consider another option.

This autobiographical element, and the author's youth, were the reasons for the furore surrounding the book's publication in 1923 - as well as a fierce publicity campaign, unusual for the time.

The biggest losers are general prac-tioners, who have had their incomes frozen in cash terms after the furore surrounding their recent pay rises.

This research emerges at a time when the furore surrounding bank charges has hit new levels, with campaigners accusing banks of blackmailing customers to deter them from reclaiming penalties.

Did the furore surrounding their poster make them stop and wonder if they - perfectly sculpted as they are - might be making other blokes feel genuinely bad about themselves?

Both main parties accept that they will be damaged by the recent furore.

We all like to read them, but recent furores have shown the dangers of allowing a free-for-all.

Her dismay was understandable, given the sheer imbecility of the two most recent furores.