"Oh dear, it must be hell sitting in their offices on those expensive office chairs. I guess there is no comparison to that, not even Afghanistan or Basrah."
Why don't you ask the large number of MOD CS in those places what lifes like there?
Strangely enough it is quite difficult in the centre right now - trying to balance multiple commitments, massive demands for cuts from treasury (try year on year demands for 5% efficiency savings for starters) and trying to keep the front line supported is a challenge.