I stopped operating as crew several years ago, so cannot comment on the present regime. However, having passed through Stansted and Heathrow several times this year as a passenger, I have to say that there has been a quantum leap in the security experience. Staff are helpful, courteous, even friendly while at the same time being efficient. The other side of the pond however: my wife went through the back-scanning machine, was subjected to a pat-down, and then an even more thorough body search. At the same time I was told to "stand back", and there is nothing you can do about it. (The name of the airport has been witheld to avoid further trouble)