Manchester security really has to be the worst in the UK. Whether it's the queues at T3 for pax because every bag gets pulled or flippant comments from security at staff specific searches "all liquids and iPads must come out of the bags" gee thanks I haven't done that 100's of times for the last few years.
U.K. Security has a lot to learn from the rest of the world. In the USA at most airports flight crew everything can stay in the bags and you just whisk through. I had an oversensitive scanner that beeped on me once in the states and the machine went off. TSA official to me "gee sir. I'm not quite sure what to do I've never had to search flight crew before. Would you object if I gave you a search. I'll tell you exactly what I'll be doing when and if you have any objections to what I'm doing I'll call my supervisor to make sure I'm doing it correctly so I don't cause any offence. I'm really sorry sir I know you have a very long night ahead of you".