Another stupid thing is that if you wear non metallic safety boots you are ALLOWED to walk straight through with them on as they are classed as "Tools of the trade" but not metallic ones.
So if you wanted to get soemthing through security just wear them and put whatever it is in your boots and wahey you got it through security.
The real security threat is the people that work at security who can barely speak english.
Please tell me how they managed to supply a 5 year reference? I'll tell you how, they get there room mate to say they have known them for 5 years and that they have been unemployed.
I personally think that the DFT need to teach there security staff about the other trades within an airport. Such as a pilot having a nail file isn't much of threat when he can just push the control column forward and gets the same result. A cleaner on the other hand shouldn't have a leatherman and cans of oil.
Please someone do something!!!!