I agree, the PCSOs in our area are very friendly and helpful, it does make you feel safer seeing them around, they always have a good word to say in the street. They visit my children's school and talk to them about things like road safety. It will be a real shame to see them go.
What with the dangerous driving I see round here, and the spate of daytime break-ins in this area recently, I would prefer more police presence on the streets, not less...

So we are losing libraries, free swimming for children and pensioners, PCSOs... all sounds like cuts to frontline services to me. The austerity measures are really biting now, but at what cost?

(But probably doesn't affect David Cameron's chums who likely have their own libraries, swimming pools, and don't need a PCSO from the safety of their chauffer-driven cars....)