I understand what you're getting at but maybe the veterans was a poor subject to pick !
I completely agree that when I first saw the hassle over the Ashtead house for the injured servicemen's families to stay in, I was struck by 2 thoughts ;
Why is this left to a charity to provide, what sort of Governments have we ?
And of course, "come the glorious day " ( C; Douglas Adams ) all the objectors should be available for target practice...