President Trump insulting Sadiq Khan comes as no surprise. That no one rushed to defend him is much more revealing, argues James Ford

We should be in the midst of a lively public discourse about Sadiq Khan’s character, intellect and performance. Ordinarily, if the leader of the free world claimed that the mayor of the UK’s largest city was “a nasty person”, a “stupid guy” and a “lousy Mayor” it would provoke heated debate. Voices would be raised. Ink would flow freely. Editorials and opinion pieces should stack up either agreeing with Trump or defending Khan. Prominent left-wing figures would take to the air waves to denounce Trump and sing the praises of their man in City Hall.

Yet, in the wake of President Trump declaring he was “not a fan” of Sir Sadiq Khan last week, there has been a deafening lack of push back. The progressive commentariat has been uncharacteristically mute. No column in The New Statesman. No editorial in The Guardian. Not even a post on lefty echo chamber

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