I was talking to a friend about my post on Donald Trump, and his attack on European civilisation, made earlier today. There is no evidence that men have any unique ability to govern, or that they are better at it than women. The third message is clear: there is a moral bankruptcy common to the lot of them which is truly frightening. We really are living in dangerous times. We are living with a politics of cowardice.

Source: The Times December 13, 2025 21:31 UTC