I went for an appointment at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery today, with Leftwing Idiot. When we arrived we sat in the main waiting area and after a few minutes a member of staff came and said to him, “Shall we put it in the corridor, so she’s nearer her doctor?”

Leftwing Idiot didn’t answer and indicated she should speak directly to me. This isn’t the first time I’ve been encouraged to wait somewhere out of the way, but I’ve never been called “It” before.