Firing the Generals More Easily

I was listening to George Osborne being interviewed on Radio 4 yesterday morning. He was crowing about the business initiatives the Conservatives are implementing and said; "We're helping businesses to fire people more easily." I wonder if he'll later regret that statement?

In another radio programme I learned that the British Army has 256 brigadiers and generals. Apparently the Israeli Army, which is of comparable size, has only 48.