Of all the small examples of male entitlement we encounter every day, manspreading has to be one of the most infuriating. If you’ve ever travelled on public transport, you’ll likely have witnessed this phenomenon: men sitting with their legs spread wide open, casually invading the personal space of those around them. It’s rude, thoughtless and totally unnecessary, and it’s disappointingly commonplace.

There are several routes available to you if you decide you want to tackle manspreading. You could politely ask the bloke in question to move his legs, in the hope of embarrassing him into respectfulness. You could enter into silent physical warfare, wordlessly ‘womanspreading’ in retaliation until he gets the message.

Alternatively, you could lobby your hometown to take a leaf out of Madrid’s book – and ban manspreading altogether.

Manspreading is now banned on public transport in Madrid