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The following instruction sets out guidance governing the membership by members of the armed forces of societies such as freemasons: there is no intention or policy to preclude service personnel from membership of any lawful and benevolent organisation. However, involvement in organisations of a secretive nature, such as the freemasons, carries with it the risk of establishing disparate loyalties which may have a destabilising influence on the chain of command, not least by the perception of preferential treatment and undue influence. While membership of such organisations is clearly a matter for the individuals concerned, serving personnel should not encourage or promote membership amongst their colleagues, meetings should not be held on MOD premises, and use should not be made of any MOD property.
Ministry of Defense
United Kingdon
New 2001 Department Policy on Freemasonry in the Military
The Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, the Most Worshipful, His Royal Highness, Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick 33�, Duke of Kent, Knight of the Garter, Field Marshall, GCMC, GCVO, ADC, Hereditary Grand Master of Anglo-American Freemasonry.
The previous Duke of Kent - George Edward Alexander Edmund was installed as Grand Master by King George VI in 1939. He died three years later in 1942 in a mysterious plane crash in Scotland, six months after it was alleged he and the Duke of Hamilton had kept a moonlight appointment with ReichFuerher Rudolf Hess on the Caledonian Moor.
Historians tell us that the late Grand Master was Pro Nazi and travelled the Fatherland in order to better educate the King about National Socialism, so as to allow the Empire to "come to an understanding" with The New World Order, European Occultist's latest 'Great Work'. Go figure.
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You must conceal all crimes of your brother Masons...and should you be summoned as a witness against a brother Mason be always sure to shield him...It may be perjury to do this, it is true, but you're keeping your obligations.
Ronayne
Handbook of Masonry, page 183
Date
Offence
Court
Sentence/result
Dec 66
Attempted burglary
Old St Mags Ct
conditional discharge
June 67
Receiving stolen cars and property
SE London Quarter Sessions
1 yr Borstal training
May 75
Assault on police and theft of sunglasses
Marlborough St Mags Ct
fined �125 and �25 costs
Feb 77
Handling stolen goods, possessing documents with intent to
deceive and unlawful possession of shotgun
Croydon Crown Court
five prison sentences all suspended. Fined �2250, �3500
compensation and �1000 costs.
Mar 79
Stealing electricity
Malling Mags Ct
fined �250
Oct 81
Smuggling a Magnum handgun
Canterbury Crown Court
Suspended 18 mths prison sentence and �2500 fine.
April 83
Police search Noye's home for missing lorry which had been
loaded with shoes
nothing found.
Dec 85
Murder of PC John Fordham
Old Bailey
acquitted
Aug 86
Handling of gold from Brinks Mat robbery
Old Bailey
jailed for 14 years (released 1994).
99
International Fugitive
Spain
Extradited
Apr 00
Murder of Stephen Cameron
Old Bailey
Sentenced to life in
prison
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The life of Kenneth Noye has been one of malevolence and corruption. It is an example of how someone eagerly embracing crime as a profession can accumulate enormous wealth and frightening power.
Detectives untangling his network of corruption now believe that at least
one prominent MP was in his pay.
Such was the apprehension and nervousness created by the extent of
Noye's corruption of the police that during the investigation into Stephen
Cameron's murder officers were given around-the-clock protection from their
colleagues. Others changed their telephone numbers. The Noye file on the case
was restricted to less than a dozen senior officers.
In 1977 after being arrested by Scotland Yard for receiving stolen
goods Noye joined the Hammersmith Freemason's Lodge in west London. He was
proposed and seconded by two Police Officers. He eventually rose to be the
Master of the Lodge with the support of the membership of which the Police
made up a sizeable proportion. Other Masons included dealers in gold and other
precious metals. A little while later Noye was being helped out of an arrest
by a detective who was a fellow Mason.
One of Noye's police contacts was prepared to intervene on his behalf
not just with fellow officers, but other law agencies. The detective
approached a Customs officer investigating Noye in the early 80s and pressured
him to "lay off".
April 13, 2000 |
The Masonic symbology ("all seeing" eye, black and white tiles, triple turrents etc.) and terminology (Grand Lodge, Brethren, etc.) used by the premier Police Association is no co-incidence.
Of all the professions the law enforcement and intelligence community have the highest percentage of members who are Freemasons. This also is no co-incidence as Freemasonry intentionally seeks out new recruits who it finds the most useful.
Unfortunately organized crime has long been aware of this, and the more sophisticated criminals have used Freemasonry in their continual attempts to corrupt the justice system and 'gain an edge'.
It is for this reason that the British Government has recently put in to place a registration system for all police officers, judges, magistrates, prosecutors, prison guards, and parole officers in the U.K. who are 'on the level'.
Worshipful Master Noye was just the tip of the iceburg regarding corruption of police by criminals using the lodge system, and by crooked cops covering up for their activity by using their masonic 'cable tow'.
Freemasonry in the News
Daily Record: Freemasons in Scotland in social media purge after secrets spill out - 09/17/19
Londonist: You Can Watch Classic Horror Films In This Hidden Masonic Temple - 08/28/19
The Herald Scotland: 'Enough is enough' is the death rattle of the Freemasons - 02/16/18
Christian Daily: Church of England raises concerns over Christians becoming Freemasons - 02/15/18
Vision Christian Radio: Church�s Renewed Concerns About Freemasonry - 02/14/18
BBC: Freemasons explain the rituals and benefits of membership - 02/13/18
RT: Freemasons working with Tory youth group in bid to recruit students � reports - 02/13/18
Channel 4 News: FactCheck: Do the Freemasons� claims stack up? - 02/12/18
The Sunday Times: Freemasons need to come out of the closet, by Janice Turner - 02/10/18
The Times: Church of England defends cathedral services for Freemasons - 02/09/18
Huffington Post: Inside The PR Machine Trying To Rebrand The Secretive Freemasons - 02/09/18
News.com.au: UK Freemasons take out newspaper ads against �discrimination - 02/09/18
Vice: It�s Not Just Westminster Where #Freemasons Still Have Influence - 05/09/18
Guardian: Church of England raises serious concerns about Christian Freemasons - 02/08/18
Royal Central: The Royal Family�s links to Freemasonry - 02/08/18
Washington Post: Freemasons complain they are being stigmatized - 02/08/18
The Times: I was asked to join the lobby freemasons. I declined - 02/07/18
Guardian: Freemasons in Westminster �should declare membership - 02/05/18
CBC Radio, As It Happens: Freemason Mystery (AUDIO) - 02/05/18
Guardian: Freemasons in Westminster �should declare membership - 02/05/18
CBC Radio, As It Happens: Freemason Mystery (AUDIO) - 02/05/18
Vice: It�s Not Just Westminster Where Freemasons Still Have Influence - 02/05/18
Guardian: Is there a secret Freemasons' lodge in your workplace? Quiz - 02/05/18
Guardian: Integrity or influence? Inside the world of modern Freemasons - 02/05/18
Guardian: Two Freemasons' lodges operating secretly at Westminster - 02/04/18
MSN: Mum feared for her safety after �sexist ghost of freemason� unleashed demonic growl - 02/02/18
RT: Freemasons in British police �obstacle� to reform says ex-chief - 01/03/18
Guardian: Why the secret handshake between police and Freemasons should worry us - 01/02/18
Daily Mail: Freemasons are blocking police reforms on equality - 01/01/18
Guardian: Freemasons are blocking reform, says Police Federation leader - 31/12/2017
U.K. - RT: Freemasons in British police �obstacle� to reform says ex-chief - 01/03/18
BBC News: The secret world of female Freemasons (VIDEO) - 08/11/2017
Belfast Newsletter: Former Freemason treasurer admits stealing �120,000 from own lodge - 29/08/2017
Devon Live: Dozens of Devon councillors are also Freemasons - Is yours? - 17/08/2017
Catholic Herald: The real reason Catholics can't be Freemasons - 10/08/2017
Policeprofessional.com: Freemasons assisting I.P.C.C. with Hillsborough inquiry - 26/08/2016
Hereford Times: No Council Members declared as Freemasons - 28/07/2016
National Post: Bro. Conrad Black - Celebrating the end of the Bro. Mike Duffy 'farce' - 29/04/2016
Telegraph: Was Titanic inquiry scuppered by the Freemasons? - 23/11/2015
Mirror: How secret group Freemasons has kept grip on Britain for 200 years - 23/11/2015
Economia: Freemasons lose VAT exemption appeal - 18/11/2015
PJ Media: Was Jack the Ripper a Mason? - 04/10/2015
Brentwood Weekly News: Highways chief is Essex Freemasons� top master - 15/09/2015
Facebook: In Pictures - PANI Awards nights at Belfast City Hall - 18/01/2015
Guardian: Masons colluded, Hillsborough court told - 17/12/2014
'Conspiracy Lane': SOCA Blames Freemasonry In 'Phone Hacking' Scandal - 24/06/13
Telegraph: Michael Baigent - Obituaries - 21/06/13
Ottawa Citizen: Author Michael Baigent lost lawsuit over Da Vinci Code - 29/06/13
The Guardian: The freemasons who allow women to join. But why would anyone want to? - 30/04/13
The Courier: Dundee Masonic Club has licence suspended - 20/03/13
Big News Network: Why is Queen Elizabeth�s Nurse Wearing a Masonic Belt? - 08/03/13
Vigilent Citizen: Why is Queen Elizabeth�s Nurse Wearing a Masonic Belt? - 05/03/13
This is Derbyshire: Letters - Time to end the secrecy over Freemasons society - 23/01/13
The Sun - Masons shaken as �110k vanishes - 30/12/12
Ex-Gay Watch: UK Therapist Misrepresents Reasons for Dismissal from Professional Body - 28/11/12
Church House Publishing: Freemasonry and Christianity - Are they compatible? - 24/11/12
Daily Star: 'Care Home Paedophiles Were Masons� - 07/11/12
ITV: North Wales police 'handed dozens of pictures of abuse' - 06/11/12
Isle of Wight County Press: A Real Test of Masons� Desire for Transparency - 13/07/12
Telegraph - Brigadier Tony Hunter-Choat - 23/04/12
Telegraph.co.uk: Prince Michael of Kent's freemasons lodge faces legal action - 09/03/12
Manchester Evening News: 'Myths' and the Freemasons - 05/03/12
Lancashire Telegraph: Former Rossendale MP is new Grand Master of Freemasons - 22/02/12
ISNA - Iran says Freemasonry organization designs London Olympic Games logo - 28/02/11
Deadline News - Freemasons in legal battle over unfair dismissal and unpaid wages - 20/07/10
Wayback Machine: Apron Strings - The Rebecca Masonic Directory - 05/04/10
BBC - Can we trust Dan Brown on the Freemasons? - 17/09/09
Edinburgh Festivals - The Da Vinci chorus at Rosslyn - 26/08/09
This is South Devon - Torquay Freemasonry inquiry dubbed 'unacceptable' - 16/07/09
Northhampton Chronicle & Echo - Freemason jailed for cheating Masonic friends - 4/04/09
The Herald - Masonic bosses fined �100,000 over elderly woman's death - 26/08/08
Evening Express - Court sentences Freemason to 2 years probation for indecent act - 16/08/08
Fenland Citizen - Questions asked at Fenland Hall - 19/03/08
The Guardian - Now you can log on to the online lodge - 28/01/08
Middleton Guardian - Shrouded in secret handshakes, crafty symbols and fancy footwork - 03/01/08
Goat abandoned at Freemasons Hall - 02/10/07
Provincial Grand Rank Officer Jailed For Abusing Boys - 02/10/07
Recruiting for Free Mason; Secret Society is Eyeing College Students to Fill the Ranks - 28/09/07
Charges dropped against Freemason Prison Guard Abuser - 24/08/07
South Africa Apartheid Secret Society Afrikaner Broederbond extends friendly hand - 03/08/07
Freemason Ex-police chief evades jail for swindle again - 26/07/07
Does Necropolis hold the key to Scotland Freemasonry�s secret history? - 11/05/07
Freemasons' secrets unveiled - 27/02/07
Belfast Masons hit by bugging - 27/02/07
England Parish Church described as 'Monument to Freemasonry' to close - 07/12/06
The Economist: Murky goings on - The Mafia, Berlusconi, Fininvest, and P2 Masonic Lodge - 29/06/06
A Magical moment for Bermuda - 02/06/06
Masons in turmoil as sacking at top shocks secret brotherhood - 05/05/06
New Masonic Criminal Scandal Shocks U.K.: Perv Ring were members of same Lodge - 07/04/06
Bishop of Rochester Cathedral halts Masonic P.R. effort - 16/12/05
The Occult Tradition - 04/12/05
Shows to Explore Freemasonry - 23/11/05
Calvi Trial to Expose `Dark' Side of Italian History - 23/11/05
Freemasonry link in �93,000 gift to Tories - 20/11/05
Ulster Police Masonic & Orange Order Registry Verification Process Questioned - 14/11/05
Londonderry 'Masonic Army Base' Observation Tower dismantled - 25/10/05
The case of God's Banker: Roberto Calvi the trial begins - 06/10/05
'God's Banker' murder trial opens - 06/10/05
Italy opens trial into death of "God's banker" - 06/10/05
Key facts on Roberto Calvi murder trial - 06/10/05
Question on Masonic links left Dunblane inquiry chief stunned - 05/10/05
Cayman Islands - 'A Man of Action' - 28/09/05
Grandmaster of Grand Lodge of Scotland resigns amid many questions - 15/09/05
Nun cites Freemasonry in bid to stop Da Vinci Code Movie Filming - 22/08/05
P2 Grand Master Lucio Gelli probed in Roberto Calvi murder - 20/07/05
Da Vinci Code author backs claims that Jesus was married with children - 17/07/05
On This Day May 26: 1981 Italian Government Resigns - 26/05/05
Parliament 'must end its dead rituals'; Sweep away 'Masonic' practices, says Puttnam - 22/05/05
London Police change Ruling on Roberto Calvi death from Suicide to Murder - 20/05/05
Trinidad - Benedict XV's Confrontation with Freemasonry; Seeking after divine signs - 22/04/05
Parliament passes comprehensive Freemasons Registry - 21/04/05
Four face trial over 1982 death of banker - 19/04/05
Four indicted in death of 'God's banker' - 19/04/05
P2 Masonic Conspiracy: Four Charged in Murder of Roberto Calvi - 18/04/05
Four indicted over 1982 murder with links to Chicago archdiocese (Print and Video) - 18/04/05
Secrets of �contorted� freemason initiation to be revealed, U.K. Masons Outraged - 17/04/05
Freemasonry rolls up its trousers in public - 17/04/05
Yorkshire Ripper Investigator to face theft charges - 13/04/05
Masons lifting the veils of secrecy, been the butt of jokes for years - 24/03/05
Morgan Vetoes Mason - 24/02/05
Kirkwall scroll features in new "Grail Trail" of Knights Templars - 06/02/05
Freemason King Edward VII Tombstone Engraved With A Swastika - 01/02/05
Mafia, masons and murder - An update on the P2 Masonic Lodge/Roberto Calvi Murder Case - 06/01/05
The enigma of Prince Charlie and the Holy Grail - 21/11/04
Row Over Vicar's Ban On Freemasons - 20/11/04
Give Him The Third Degree - 17/11/04
Clash looms between Assembly's titans - 09/09/04
Winston Churchill Quit Freemasonry Says Churchill Society - 30/8/04
Pilgrimage of the Da Vinci code-breakers - 07/08/04
I've cracked the code: it's rubbish - 06/08/04
Modern Druidism Traced to Freemasonry - 20/06/04
Norwich man to dispel myth of Freemasons - 10/06/04
Freemasonry... when everybody knows your game - 21/05/04
Brown seeks to gag football fans' group over Masonic allegations - 06/05/04
Mafia squad probe Calvi bag theft - 04/05/04
America's Christians launch assault on The Da Vinci Code - 02/05/04
Financial Irregularities and Masonic Connections swirl around West Ham Football Club - 27/04/04
British Rap Star's Lyrics stir controversy - 06/04/04
BBC under fire for song exposing Queen's Freemason Husband - 05/04/04
Senior Tory Freemason 'Law and Order' MP dumps wife of 30 years for his blonde secretary - 04/04/04
Buckingham Palace declines to comment on BBC Rap Uproar - 04/04/04
An end to the mystery of God's Banker? - 31/03/04
Scottish Masons deny recruiting scheme - 25/03/04
Welsh Assembly ruling barring Freemason barrister attacked - 22/03/04
British intelligence steps up, few oppose - 13/03/04
Welsh Counsel General quits Freemasons - 11/03/04
Calvi murder linked to missing $70m - 18/02/04
Kenya - Anglicans cancel former Freemason Cabinet minister's service - 22/01/04
MP urges Wales to follow England's lead on a ruling over Freemasonry - 20/01/04
Masonic councillors to be outed U.K. wide in new mandatory government regulations - 13/01/04
Malta - The Origins of the New Age Movement - 04/12/03
Northern Ireland Police to be forced to declare Masonic Membership - 26/09/03
Freemason 'closed shop' blocked me, says barrister - 20/08/03
Birmingham City Councillors to be required to disclose Masonic Membership - 21/07/03
Archbishop of Canterbury resists picking masons for clergy posts - 16/11/02
New Archbishop of Canterbury: Masons have no place in the Church - 15/11/02
The Satanic Brotherhood with clergymen in its ranks - 15/11/02
Welsh Assembly blocks move to halt Masons Registry - 14/11/02
Scottish Parliament Committee and Municipal Standards Watchdog at odds on Mason Registry - 04/11/02
Malta - Mason secretly films then quits and publically denounces Freemasonry - 04/11/02
Scottish Parliament pushing for Mason Registry to include Judiciary - 30/10/02
Tory Freemason MP threatens to defy new Scottish registry law - 03/10/02
How to lose friends and alienate people - 23/06/02
Freemasons to challenge compulsory disclosure - 17/06/02
Fewer on the square - 28/02/02
Tycoon Black now Lord of Crossharbour - 01/11/01
Police informants to face new curbs - 20/05/01
Freemasonry's Flack - 28/05/01
General Medical Council names Freemason members: BBC Apr 21, 2001
Minister temporarily suspends military block on Freemasonry after Grand Lodge Legal Threats - 02/04/01
New evidence that Hess died with Duke of Kent in 42' plane crash - 21/04/01
Sunday Comment: Freemasons' shocking secret - 15/04/01
PR firm hired to improve Freemasons image - 21/03/01
If you want to meet dodgy car dealers, join the Masons - 20/03/01
How do you put a positive gloss on Freemasons? - 19/03/01
Have police finally solved the mystery of Noye's missing Brink's-Mat gold? - 29/02/01
U.K.: Straw threatens to police Masons - 05/11/00
U.K.: Noye faces police investigation after key witness is shot dead - 07/10/00
Professor of Freemasonry to probe murky past of Masonic Brotherhood - 01/07/00
Police Ignore Voluntary Freemasons Registry, Legislation Looming: The Guardian July 29, 2000
Police defy force with Masonic lodge - 28/06/00
Survey Shows 600 Police Service Freemasons - 04/06/00
He was a master criminal and a killer. But yesterday justice caught up with Kenneth Noye - 14/04/00
How Noye was caught - 14/04/00
Noye's circle of criminal cronies - 14/04/00
Britain's Most Infamous Villain, Worshipful Master Kenny Noye - 13/04/00
Boyz In The Hood: Squall Magazine
Anything to declare?: BBC Southern Eye Investigation March 2, 2000
The world's best-known secret society - 25/11/99
Military Launches Crackdown on Freemasons in Ranks: Daily Express, June 17, 1999
Freemasons face appointments review: BBC October 27, 1998
Association of University Teachers, New Restrictions on Freemasonry - Summer 1998
New Judges must declare Masonic Membership: BBC March 8, 1998
Freemasons - Moral Guardians or Centre of Corruption?: BBC March 5 '98
Secrecy to get a slap on the wrist: BBC February 20, 1998
Home Affairs Committee, Freemasonry - Minutes of Evidence - February 17, 1998
Independent: In a small town, where the Tories and masons hold sway (1996)
'It is not difficult to ruin a man,' he said. 'And I will tell you how
it is done time and again. There are more than half a million brethren under the
jurisdiction of Grand Lodge. Standards have been falling for twenty or thirty
years. It is too easy to enter the Craft, so many men of dubious morals have
joined. The secrecy and power attract such people, and when they come the decent
leave. The numbers of people who would never have been considered for membership
in the fifties are getting larger all the time. If only five per cent of
Freemasons use - abuse - the Craft for selfish or corrupt ends it means there
are 25,000 of them. The figure is much closer to twelve or thirteen per cent
now.' Global Freemasonry: A Certain Point Within A Circle - The Masonic 'Family'
Christopher explained that Masonry's nationwide organization of men
from most walks of life provided one of the most efficient private intelligence
networks imaginable. Private information on anybody in the country could
normally be accessed very rapidly through endless permutations of masonic
contacts - police, magistrates, solicitors, bank managers, Post Office staff
('very useful in supplying copies of a man's mail'), doctors, government
employee bosses of firms and nationalized industries etc., etc. dossier of
personal data could be built up on anybody very quickly. When the major facts of
an individual's life were known, areas of vulnerability would become apparent.
Perhaps he is in financial difficulties; perhaps he has some social vice - if
married he might 'retain a mistress' or have proclivity for visiting
prostitutes; perhaps there is something in his past he wishes keep buried, some
guilty secret, a criminal offence (easily obtainable through Freemason police of
doubtful virtue), or other blemish on his character: all these and more could be
discovered via the wide-ranging masons network of 600,000 contacts, a great many
of whom were disposed to do favours for one another because that had been their
prime motive for joining. Even decent Masons could often be 'conned' into
providing information on the basis that 'Brother Smith needs this to help the
person involved'. The adversary would even sometimes be described as a fellow
Mason to the Brother from whom information was sought perhaps someone with
access to his bank manager or employer. The 'good' Mason would not go to the
lengths of checking with Freemasons Hall whether or not this was so. The
'target' was presented as a Brother in distress by a fellow Mason, especially a
fellow Lodge member, that would be enough for any upright member of the
Craft.
Sometimes this information gathering
process - often involving a long chain of masonic contacts all over the country
and possibly abroad - would be unnecessary. Enough would be known in advance
about the adversary to initiate any desired action against him.
I asked how
this 'action' might be taken.
'Solicitors are very good at it,' said
Christopher. 'Get your man involved in something legal - it need not be serious
- and you have him.' Solicitors, I was told, are 'past masters' at causing
endless delays, generating useless paperwork, ignoring instructions, running up
immense bills, misleading clients into taking decisions damaging to
themselves.
Masonic police can harass, arrest on false charges, and plant
evidence. 'A businessman in a small community or person in public office
arrested for dealing in child pornography, for indecent exposure, or for
trafficking in drugs is at the end of the line,' said Christopher. 'He will
never work again. Some people have committed suicide after experiences of that
kind.'
Masons can bring about the situation where credit companies and banks
withdraw credit facilities from individual clients and tradesmen, said my
informant. Bank can foreclose. People who rely on the telephone for their work
can be cut off for long periods. Masonic employees of local authorities can
arrange for a person's drains to be inspected and extensive damage to be
reported, thus burdening the person with huge repair bills; workmen carrying out
the job can 'find' - In reality cause - further damage. Again with regard to
legal matters, a fair hearing is hard to get when a man in ordinary
circumstances is in financial difficulties. If he is trying to fight a group of
unprincipled Freemasons skilled in using the 'network' it will be impossible
because masonic Department of Health and Social Security and Law Society
officials can delay applications for Legal Aid
endlessly.
'Employers, if they are Freemasons or not, can be given private
information about a man who has made himself an enemy of Masonry. At worst he
will be dismissed or consistently passed over for
promotion.'
Christopher added, 'Masonic doctors can also be used. But for
some reason doctors seem to be the least corruptible men.
'Only the fighters have any hope
of beating the system once it's at work against them,' he told me. 'Most people,
fighters or not, are beaten in the end, though. It's . . . you see, I ... you
finish up not knowing who you can trust. You can get no help because your story
sounds so paranoid that you are thought a crank, one of those nuts who think the
whole world is a conspiracy against them. It is a strange phenomenon. By setting
up a situation that most people will think of as fantasy, these people can
poison every part of a person's life. If they give in they go under. If they
don't give in It's only putting off the day because if they fight, so much
unhappiness will be brought to the people around them that there will likely
come a time when even their families turn against them out of desperation. When
that happens and they are without friends wherever they look, they become easy
meat. The newspapers will not touch them'.
'There is no defence against an
evil which only the victims and the perpetrators know exists.'
'Christopher'
Senior Whitehall Civil Servant and Freemason
Quoted in Stephen Knight's The Brotherhood
Further Reading
A Judicious investigation, and Short puts forward a devastating case for the prosecution...He Produces a persuasive testimony that Freemasonry has become a scourge and a disease in jobs in the public service. He cites some fascinating and entirely credible examples of Masonic Skullduggery - and of Brother ranged viciously against Brother... It is difficult to dispute Short's conclusion that disclosure of their Masonic membership by those in positions of power should be made obligatory."
Piers Brendon, The Observer
When the House of Commons Homes Affairs Committee recently recommended that police officers, magistrates, judges, and crown officers should publically register their Masonic Membership, it was very largely thanks to the ammunition provided by Martin Short's investigative tour de force. His "Inside the Brotherhood" carried on the pioneering work begun by Stephen Knight's explosive account of "The Brotherhood".
Given the nature of the subject, it is doubtful if a more conclusive book could have been written".
Alan Rushbridger, Times Literary Supplement
An anatomy of vice...I recommend it".
Mark Archer, The Spectator
On 'The Brotherhood' by Stephen Knight
What Does It Mean To Be 'On The Square?
700,000 Freemasons, all male, probably make up the largest secret society in Britain today. Who exactly are they? Why are they so incredibly secretive? Is Freemasonry a positive charitable organization which incorporates a certain amount of harmless mumbo jumbo, or does it in fact represent something more sinister?
Stephen Knight's impartial - but highly controversial - investigation addresses these vital questions and asks:
Does Freemasonry influence our police and judiciary?
Can a Christian be a Freemason?
Have the KGB penetrated the Freemasons?
Does Freemasonry lead to corruption in public life?
Freemasons are all bound to silence, but now some of them have felt impelled to break ranks and reveal part of the truth ...
'Valuable testimony... impressively researched... He most certainly has not been wasting his time'
The Observer
'Top of the list of prohibited subjects is Freemasonry... A barrier of secrecy surrounds it. It has been breached in several places by Stephen Knight... Some of my best friends are Freemasons. I wish they would read this book... a revelation'
Richard Kelly, The Guardian
'Sensational Revelations'
Daily Express
Also by Stephen Knight - Jack The Ripper: The Final Solution
Note:
Stephen Knight died suddenly, just 18 months after the publication of 'The Brotherhood'.
The cause of death was listed as a cerebral tumor.
He was 33.
Brother, foot to foot teaches you that you should, whenever asked, go on a
brother's errand, if within the length of your cable-tow, even if you should
have to go barefoot and bareheaded. Knee to knee, that you should always remember
a Master Mason in your devotions to Almighty God. Breast to breast, that you
should keep the Master Mason's secrets, when given to you in charge as such,
as secure and inviolable in your breast as they were in his own before
communicated to you. Hand to back, that you should support a Master Mason
behind his back as before his face. Mouth to ear, that you should support
his good name as well behind his back as before his face.