Winston Churchill says that Britain’s armed forces are underfunded, outmoded, and poorly treated by public officials:

“Successive governments have let people down,” he says. “Whereas health and education have seen surges in spending, defence has seen a decline, and that needs to be reversed if we are to ensure our men and women on the front line have what they need. “That decline in spending also means that when they come home injured there are few defence medical facilities for rehabilitation and some have to rely partially on charity for funding. “While in terms of compensation, they get a fraction of what a civilian would receive for injuries.”

Churchill is heading up a new organization, the U.K. National Defence Association, to press for reform. It’s made up of experienced officers, civilian administrators, and politicians.

OK, he’s the former MP and a grandson of the original WC, but admit it: the story is more fun if you don’t think about that fact until the end.