In 1945, I shared Labour’s goal of world peace. Now, aged 95, I’m closer to despair | Letter

Frank Jackson is dispirited to see Britain raising military spending and the main parties banging war drums In 1945, when I made my first contribution to the election of a Labour government, the party manifesto Let Us Face the Future looked forward to a “world of progress and peace”. The UN was founded, in the words of its charter, “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. And the UK, as a member of the UN security council, was tasked with the implementati