The whole thing
I am very reassured that the DFT are the control in general for airport security. I don't think so. As many of you have pointed out your concerns regarding C & E, HMI and Police. I find this incredable as many of the major UK airports are wide open with vast amounts of building work and vast amounts of immigrant labour with a 'shed' load of sympathys, not with standing the rest of us.
If you want 100% security then you have to stop flying. The UK is as good as gets on a good day. Like some previous contributors I to have been involved in security work throughout the world and many of the routes flown by UK airlines and those coming into the UK leave a lot to be desired and are not in the same ball park as the UK.
As for the trash in yesterdays 'People' regarding the security lapse at Kent International Airport. It does tell us that LHR/LGW etc are clearly getting harder to get into as not so many years ago the press would go straight to a major airport and get airside.