Obviously, the treatment of returning soldiers is an emotive issue, and one which Archbishop John Sentamu was courageous to 'out' into the publice arena.  His own well known anti-war stance does not prevent his own strong views on the basic humanitarian crisis that sees returning servicemen themselves poorly served.

Politically however, it is also a simmering issue - and this is where it differs from the dull glumness of the humanitarian strife endured by disabled people and their families.  This daily grind never makes the headlines in the same way.  When someone jumps out of a plane for SCOPE they are seen as worthy.  When someone runs the London Marathon for Guide Dogs, a collective 'awww' rises.  Save the Children never fail to have a celebrity to front their campaigns. 

We are collectively lost in our own sense of wholesomeness in giving money to these feelgood campaigns - and of course it is a charged reciprocal relationship.  The charities roll out their lepers for us to gawp at, and do so knowingly.

At the end of the chain are the families.  Many do not want to ask for charity for a brailling machine for their children to become competently literate.  Should they really need to rely on charity to afford exercise equipment for their autistic son?

Most do not want to spend their precious free time on turning out thier pockets to prove that  - no, they cannot support their family member quite as well as they would like.  Self esteem ebbs away with these minor tasks, when it should be bolstered to applaud the excellent job that most carers do - unpaid and unappreciated.

So...all power to the flying Archbishop.  The soldiers deserve the respect they are surely due. Whether the unholy war fought by carers countrywide will ever attract such publicity...nah, don't think so.  Do you?