The guests discuss the relationship between Freemasonry and policing in Britain. Before introducing the guests, John Underwood lists people who declined to appear in this programme. Discussion Participants: Chief Inspector Brian Woollard Metropolitan Police, suspended Canon Ian Hunt Peterborough Cathedral Martin Short Writer T. Dan Smith Retired businessman Sir David Napley Solicitor Sir Colin Woods Ex-Deputy Assistant Commissioner Metropolitan Police and Chairman of Securicor Eileen Grey OBE Freemason.
The Independent described this episode thus;
“After Dark turned its attention, with some daring, to the issue of Masonic influence in the police force. Daring because a truly unfettered programme – live, under virtually no constraints of length – it chose to deal with matters both potentially libellous and believed by some to be bound by sub judice limitations. The central figure was a police officer who alleges he was suspended because his investigations into fraud came up against corrupt Masonic loyalties…. There were two ex-Masons, a clergyman who abandoned the brotherhood on religious grounds and a solicitor, Sir David Napley, who had briefly flirted with it in the old days…. Former Deputy Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Colin Woods spoke unofficially for the police. A journalist, Martin Short, gave a run-down of the history of the Masonic movement and T. Dan Smith told how in jail he got the Masonic knuckle squeeze from both wardens and prisoners… many an insight into the kind of society we inhabit, its anxieties and preoccupations.”
theneedleblog 
well done ,we seem to have been avoiding the m word but it probably has been a factor in some linkages and cover ups.
the “private”and “supportive” nature of the lodges makes them open to exploitation by roguish members and decent members feel unwilling to expose any problems to outsiders.
it also leaves them open to unfounded allegations which they could easily refute by greater openness but secrecy keeps red herrings swimming along with the blue herrings and invisible sharks.well founded allegations are hard to prove due to the secrecy and mutual support clauses in the oaths.
some of the persons of interest in various lines of investigation have known masonic links.it would be good if the decent masons helped expose the truth.
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