I see that Council has decided to accept a donation from the Freemason's Grand Charity. This was discussed at our Faculty Board; I expressed some reservations, and I understand there was considerable debate in Council before the decision was taken. Several colleagues have said that their initial instinct was to reject the offer; I feel bound to observe that, on the occasions when my instinct has said one thing and my head another, the head has usually been wrong!
My reservations about freemasonry stem from knowledge gained through conversations with patients who are …