Long was in the Apostles Society at Cambridge, a self-regarding elite club of intellectuals, many of whom were left-wing and homosexual. Peter Wright, Spycatcher p221
Its critics say it is a secret networking organisation at the heart of the establishment, with a hidden agenda and influence.
More than 20,000 people – identified as the next generation of leaders – have attended its courses, but if you are not one of them, you have probably never heard of it.
It is called Common Purpose and prominent supporters include BBC business editor Robert Peston, Assistant Deputy Commissioner Cressida Dick of the Metropolitan Police and numerous top public sector officials.
It's a not-for-profit organisation which organises training and networking events for high-fliers.
Its website says: Common Purpose gives leaders the inspiration, the knowledge and the connections they need to produce real change – in their workplaces and in their communities.
According to one Common Purpose ‘graduate’ who spoke to the BBC, Common Purpose’s activities seem innocent enough: delegates attend a week-long residential course, where the emphasis is on personal development and making new contacts.
She said delegates were encouraged to identify their strengths and weaknesses and were taken on outings to a psychiatric hospital, a prison, a local tenants' association and the City.
But former naval officer Brian Gerrish, who leads a campaign against Common Purpose, says: ‘It’s a secret society for careerists. The key point is that the networking is done out of sight of the general public.’ BBC online article Ruth Alexander 8th March 2009, ‘A Secret Society?’
America’s frat boys – notorious for hard drinking and even harder partying. Bound by a secret world of rituals and life-long bonds between fraternity brothers. Its members go on to become some of the most powerful and influential people in America. But they are institutions accused of creating a culture of sexual abuse. And brutality towards its new members. Frat Boys: Inside America’s Fraternities, BBC 2016
Thousands of college students pledge allegiance to a fraternity or sorority each year. ibid.
Elite clubs that provide accommodation for their members. ibid.
All secret societies trace their origins back to the ancient mystery religions of practised in Sumeria, Egypt and Babylon. Proof NWO & Illuminati Are Real and History is a Lie, Youtube
Millions more will die fighting against this power structure. The Eye of the Illuminati, Youtube 2012
When popular people begin to speak out they are quickly removed or illiminated. It is not only politicians that this happens to. ibid.
To remove our rights and freedoms and maintain control and domination over the population. ibid.
‘Masonry, like all the Religions, all the Mysteries, Hermeticism and Alchemy, conceals its secrets from all except the Adepts and Sages, or the Elect, and uses false explanations and misinterpretations of its symbols to mislead those who deserve to be misled’. ibid. Albert Pike, Morals & Dogma
‘The real secret of Mystery Babylon is how to control everyone else.’ ibid. Bill Cooper
Secret Societies can be traced back to the Egyptian mystery schools. ibid.
Skull & Bones … Scroll & Keys … Phi Beta Kappa: Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice are both members. Ian R Crane, lecture 2014, ‘Humanity vs Insanity’
I a famous person acknowledge that the Famous Corporation has given me that fame in return for my unquestioning loyalty and service … Spitting Image s3: Down and Out in the White House, oath of allegiance, ITV 1986
Her: Do you know anyone here?
Him: Not a soul. Eyes Wide Shut 1999 starring Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman & Sydney Pollack & Marie Richardson & Todd Field & Sky du Mont & Vinessa Shaw & Rade Serbedzija & Fay Masterson & Leelee Sobieski & Alan Cumming & Leon Vitali & Julienne Davis & Thomas Gibson et al, director Stanley Kubrick, party
Don’t you think one of the charms of marriage is it makes deception a necessity for both parties? ibid. Hungarian geezer
Maybe because you’re my wife. Maybe because you’re the mother of my child and I know you would never be unfaithful. ibid.
How would you like to have a little fun? ibid. woman in street
Where the hell you going to get a costume at this hour of the morning? ibid. friend in bar
You are in great danger. ibid. fancy bird
It could cost me my life. ibid.
That’s right. That is the password for admittance. But may I ask what is the password for the house? ibid. bloke in red cloak
I am ready to redeem him. ibid. fancy bird
She got the results of her blood test this morning and it was HIV positive. ibid. woman in street’s roommate
What the hell did you think you were doing? ibid. Bill
All of that was staged; it was a kind of charade. ibid.
The important thing is we’re awake now. ibid. her to him
Three of the most important men of the age …. The group that springs from this meeting will go on to leverage the wealth and power of its members to shape the course of history, and 23 years later will drive the world into the truly global war. Their plan reads like outlandish historical fiction: they will form a secret organisation dedicated to the ‘extension of British rule throughout the world’ … William T Stead … Reginald Brett … and Cecil Rhodes … This secret society was not a secret at all. The Corbett Report: The WWI Conspiracy, James Corbett online 2018
It is to this clique, not to the doings of any conspiracy in Sarajevo, that we can attribute the real origins of the First World War … For this cabal, 1914 was just the start of the story. The Corbett Report: The WWI Conspiracy II: The American Front
Across the Atlantic, the next chapter in this hidden history was just getting underway … The Secret Society’s years-long campaign to draw the United States into World War I. ibid.
The Wall Street financiers and all of those who had worked so diligently for so many years to bring Uncle Sam into the War had got their wish. The Corbett Report: The WWI Conspiracy III: A New World Order
The First World War tore apart all the verities of the Old World leaving a smouldering wasteland in its wake, a wasteland that could be shaped into a New World Order. ibid.
Control of the economy, control of populations, control of territory, control of information, World War I was a boon for all of those who wanted to consolidate the control of the many in the hands of the few. ibid.
The very same conspirators that had brought about this nightmare were already converging in Paris for the next stage of their conspiracy: there, behind closed doors, they would begin their process of carving up the world to suit their interests, laying the groundwork and preparing the public consciousness for a new international order, setting the stage for even more conflict in the future. ibid.
To some college societies are merely the fraternities and sororities of excess … Those who are selected for membership often find loyalty to these auspicious organisations puts them on the fast track for success and leadership positions throughout life. These 100 Secret Societies Prove Who Really Rules America, Truthstream Media 2017
There is an inner ring of secret societies … that seem to form the basis of a very true class system hidden in America. ibid.
Phi Beta Kappa: one of the largest fraternities no longer secret. ibid.
Scroll & Key’s tomb is often regarded as one of the nicest buildings at Yale. ibid.
Wolf’s Head: Supposedly created from Skull & Bones’ rejects, Wolf’s Head was founded in 1883 … Their tomb is called The Hall. ibid.
Book & Snake founded in 1863 ... opens its tomb to non-members for annual costume party. ibid.
Quill & Dagger founded 1893 at Cornell has been considered one of the most powerful and influential college secret societies in the country. ibid.
University of Virginia: The 7 society founded in 1905 whose members are only disclosed upon death. ibid.
Duke University has been home to several secret societies … Order of the Red Friars … Seven new members are chosen each year … Past Friars include Richard M Nixon … ibid.
University of North Carolina … A million-dollar castle on 34 acres in the woods not far from Old Chapel Hill Cemetery … only ten initiates are chosen each year … Their logo is the devil. ibid.
The University of Alabama and a notoriously powerful and shadowy student political group known as The Machine … A nearly literal political machine … Death threats, creepy phone calls, stalking, having businesses shut down, knife attacks and overt racism have all been attributed to this dark order. ibid.
Membership lasts a lifetime. ibid.