Well, you have to keep in mind that Clarkson's standard mode of writing is tongue-in-cheek - you can't take everything he says literally.

That said, he - as usual - has a point, in that the "security theatre" of toothpaste seizures and pat-downs of 80-year-olds does nothing to make planes more secure. Of course, security experts have been making this point for years, as the general consensus is that of the post-9/11 changes, the only ones that matter are the secured flight deck doors and the change in passenger and crew attitude toward hijackers. I don't think Jezza is seriously arguing for no screening at all, jut against the excesses and wastes of time we see today.

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