[Acrylic-bob]

I agree with you Ken, to a point, so don't get too excited, there are plenty of lumps of fat further up the chain of command that could be excised with little or no effect on so called 'front line' policing. But what about the two PCSO's who stood by while a ten year old boy drowned in a pond in Wigan a couple of years ago, because they were not trained to deal with such major incidents? Sure, it is nice to have people patrolling the streets, but should they not also have the powers and, more importantly, the training to act when action is urgently required? Otherwise are they of any more use than an ordinary citizen?