Sorry lost _lug34 but a covering letter from someone who knew me over that period of time was exactly what was required by the pass issuing authority.
Maybe this highlights how farcical the whole system is. Of course my mate who vouched for me was never contacted!!
Just cant stop thinking though, that if you wanted to get an airside pass with the intentions of getting upto no good then youre hardly likely to admit that you spent a year getting a b-tec in 'blowing things up' at the University of Tehran (Hons).
Might not be very popular with this but Im probably right in saying that almost every single 'future terrorist' in this country is male, between 18 and 35 and a practising muslim. I bet not one of them has a record or any preivous history in fundamentalism.
Of course most muslims arent 'future terrorists', but this highlights the fact the record and history checks are pointless.
What the answer is I dont know.