A pat on the back for T3
Only SLF, so I don't have any experience of aircrew tribulations at security checks. At MAN all my recent experience is through T3, so I don't have anything useful to say about current layout of T1 or T2 either. However, I have found the new arrangement in T3 quite good, apart from the long walk from security to the waiting area.
On a recent Sunday morning there was no wait at security, no shoes off or belt off, and even some competition from polite staff for my custom!
From what I recall of T1, getting past the shops is no worse than in a lot of other places, certainly no worse than the route from International Arrivals to Domestic Departures at Heathrow T1.