I’m disillusioned with Keir Starmer’s government. But my late father’s passion for his political career makes it difficult to imagine putting my cross in another box
With hindsight, perhaps my expectations were slightly too high. When Labour won the 2024 election I thought the whole country was going to live happily ever after, like the end of a fairytale in which good triumphs over evil.
Spoiler alert: that hasn’t quite happened.
Polly Hudson is a freelance writer
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