Ho Ho Ho one of my favorite subjects!
Here at Dxb you tend to be at the whim of the security personel. Generally depends on whether they can be arsed to stand up and leave there newspaper alone but my steel thermos goes through the xray machine without a blink of the eye but then I have to remove my shoes and belt to get through the scanner, maybe I should lie down and go for the xray with my bag!
Then once we are through security to get airside we are subjected to the same farce to get in, and out, of the terminal! Starbucks runs have never been so much fun!!!
Good luck in the UK, will sign the petition for yas all!
Ciao, CR.