© Licensed to London News Pictures . 11/01/2013 . Belfast , UK . Loyalist protesters stand in front of the office of the Alliance Party on the Newtownards Road in East Belfast today (11th January 2013) ahead of " Operation Standstill " . The protest is one of many that have been held since Belfast City Council voted to stop flying the Union flag above Belfast City Hall . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP.