Could anyone explain why there is seperate passport channel for people coming into Gatwick (and other airports?) from Ireland and the Channel Islands? Also, when there is a queue of 180 people queuing to get through this one man door why won't the other desks with no queue help and let you through the EU passport channel with your British passport?
Finally, what is the need to give the fellow your boarding pass?
You cannot go through Border Control - so scrub that - not everyone travelling on these routes carries a passport either - and there's no border to go through as you are in the CTA or in-country so no UKBA interest as it's outside of their operating area.
This is an airport/police issue, perhaps someone should take it up robustly with the police officer conducting the controls as his idea of customer service levels don't match your expectations of the service you believed you've paid for.......
