Lol. I've not flown BA (other than the SA Comair subsidiary which is full-service in Y) in over a decade, but based in reports on FT I'd be shocked if EY didn't outperform BA by zonks.
As for the iPads and liquids, you say they were going through the motions, do you really feel less secure because the liquids were surrounded by canvas while being x-rayed? The UK is the only country I've ever had to actually remove liquids, and tablets are generally fine in bags all over.
(Reference to UK being only place to remove liquid, my sample set is about 15 countries, including several in Western Europe).