Most probable answer is 'no'.
You hit the nail on the head in the original post... the culture of our once great nation is moving inexorably away from one where the state's role is to provide external security (us) and internal security (police). These functions are both expensive and decreasingly valued. However, retrain as a social worker, social housing co-ordinator, asylum seekers' friend etc and you'll be fine. It's probably not worth getting worked up about... we're in irreversible decline.
On a positive note, the civil air transport sector isn't in a permanent state of decline! More to the point, you can work to a number of airlines' rosters from pretty much anywhere... the South of France appeals to me!