Even at the best of times Heaththrow immigration is a shambles. IMO the Govt needs to adopt a risk based assessment against each passenger:-
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/alexander-urge ... 46893.html
1) British Passport holders who are white and have a normal name (i.e not originally spelt with squiggles nor have excess of constonants) - a quick looksee at the Passport and then straight through.........as probably won't be blowing up a bus on the way home. Drugs? Hell, we are not exactly short of them as it is
2) British Passport holders who are a bit dusky and / or have a name originally spelt with squiggles / has an excess of constonants - the usual checks (tap tap at computer)........still more of a risk of blowing something up on the way home / to meet Allah than old whitey -- but we still have to pretend otherwise.
3) Foreigners (of all colours) - Join the (expected) 12 hour Queue..............if they couldn't take a joke shouldn't have come to Britain
