Freemasons have applied to the UK High Court for an emergency injunction to prevent the Metropolitan Police from enforcing a new requirement that officers and staff declare whether they are current or former members of Freemasonry or similar organisations.
The legal move aims to pause the policy while a full judicial review is prepared. The rule was introduced amid ongoing scrutiny of alleged masonic influence within the police force.
The United Grand Lodge of England, which represents Freemasonry across England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, argues that classifying Freemasonry as a “declarable” association amounts to religious discrimination.
Under the policy, introduced in December, police personnel must disclose membership in any organisation considered hierarchical, with confidential membership and an expectation that members support and protect one another.
In its court filing, the organisation accused Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley of effectively inventing legal standards and promoting conspiracy theories about Freemasons’ influence within the force.
UGLE grand secretary Adrian Marsh said the decision to add Freemasonry to the declarable associations list was made without sufficient consultation and risks undermining the integrity of members. He said it was contradictory for the police to agree to further consultation while refusing to suspend the policy in the meantime.
Marsh has previously said there are about 440 Freemasons among the Metropolitan Police’s more than 32,000 officers, describing it as inconceivable that such a small number could exert meaningful influence.
The Metropolitan Police says it will robustly defend the policy, arguing it is necessary to restore public confidence. A spokesperson said the rule is intended to ensure there is no opportunity for secret loyalties to affect policing.
The requirement follows recommendations from the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, which examined police handling of the unsolved 1987 murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan. Its 2021 report said officers’ links to Freemasonry had long been a source of suspicion and mistrust and were raised repeatedly during past corruption inquiries.
“Religious discrimination”, make ALL religions declare their members as religion is the world’s curse!
Freemasonry or similar organisations, like Fabians and military church orders (Knights of Malta/Jesuits) and the biggy The Pilgrims society.
That alone confirms a very MASSIVE conspiracy!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tiberius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqjfGDxa0ow
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmhaff/467/46703.htm
Why not? After all, U.K Lawe extends to the names of those who own firearms, so the same should be for ALL public servants who are members of any & all ‘Secret Societies’..!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0RDAOvzeFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lRwi-yVkOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO_dYOlhlIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkiScKWlWmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2d-E6nqJG8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4CdM-Uy3ho
The court employees and judicial officials involved in the adjudication of this decision should declare if they are also in Freemasonry and/or recuse themselves.
Requirement for police to declare Freemasonry is a good start and should extend to the judiciary.
especially to the judiciary !!!
So, orgs like antifa and lgbtq+ and jewish orgs will have to declare as well?
Search Whale.to ‘masonry’
To cut a long story short