Guleed passed me the completed IIP on Caroline Linden-Limmer and pointed out a note which registered that she'd been granted a Gender Recognition Certificate when she was eighteen - changing her legal gender from male to female. 'So . . .' I started, but was cut off by the vast silence emanating from Stephanopoulos behind us. I looked over at Nightingale, who looked quizzically back, and decided to explain the implications later. Surprisingly, when I did, his reaction was outrage that somebody had to apply to a panel to determine what gender they were - he didn't say it, but I got the strong impression that he felt such panels were intrinsically un-British. Like eugenics legislation, banning the burka and air conditioning.