11-year old boy dodges airport security.

[Manks]

I've just got back from the Canaries and of course I was subjected to the usual rigours of border control and security. It turned out that neither I, nor my children, had semtex stuffed in our sandals. Though again Mrs Manks discovered in resort that she had carried a manicure set, with long pointy scissors and metal nail file in her hand luggage. This happens at least once a year.

We again took the view that a lot of security at airports is more an exercise in government trying to look busy than doing anything useful.

A new development this year as we came through border control at East Midlands was that for some reason the gate staff wanted to interview our children about what their names were and whether or not the grown-ups with them were Mum and Dad. At Manchester, though, more relevant questions could be, "where are Mum and Dad?", "Where's your ticket?" and "Where is your passport".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-18...