Clubs of the rich and powerful?

[Brainaddict]

After I discovered only recently the Ditchley Foundation - which appears to be a club for powerful people to talk to each other - I took to wondering how many clubs/associations/foundations there are like this, dedicated to getting consensus/backscratching among elites. Has anyone come across a survey/book of such organisations? If not, we could always list them on here. It's interesting to see how our lords and masters organise.

 

[UrbaneFox]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ve-mayfair-private-members-club-10238125.html

Mark's Club

 

[Lazy Fare]

Davos, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, Council for Foreign Relations, Chatham House... Here's a list of think tanks active in the UK, they're all advancing somebody's interests behind the scenes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_think_tanks_in_the_United_Kingdom

EDIT: A cool Adam Curtis documentary about James Goldsmith et al.. The Mayfair Set:

 

[yield]

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Saturday 11 February 2012
I think most of the decision making happens on yachts, private islands and golf courses.

I'll be interesting to see what others say.

 

[Humberto]

White's Club

 

[CNT36]

Davos, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, Council for Foreign Relations, Chatham House... Here's a list of think tanks active in the UK, they're all advancing somebody's interests behind the scenes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_think_tanks_in_the_United_Kingdom

EDIT: A cool Richard Curtis documentary about James Goldsmith et al.. The Mayfair Set:

It's no Love Actually.

 

[J Ed]

The Conservative Party

 

[8ball]

Patriarchy Steak Club - every Monday at Wetherspoons.

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Davos, Bilderberg, Trilateral Commission, Council for Foreign Relations, Chatham House... Here's a list of think tanks active in the UK, they're all advancing somebody's interests behind the scenes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_think_tanks_in_the_United_Kingdom

EDIT: A cool Richard Curtis documentary about James Goldsmith et al.. The Mayfair Set:

Adam.

 

[twentythreedom]

I think most of the decision making happens on yachts...

I'll be interesting to see what others say.

Agreed

 

[JTG]

The Conservative Party

The Labour Party

 

[Pickman's model]

The Labour Party

a few months ago i would have added the lib dems.

 

[Pickman's model]

institute of directors

 

[brogdale]

https://www.montpelerin.org/montpelerin/home.html

 

[Lazy Fare]

Cato Institute

Heritage Foundation (Koch Brothers vehicle)

Two very toxic stinktanks doing appaling damage to the people of the US.

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[8ball]

The CBI

 

[Lazy Fare]

John Birch Society.

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[nino_savatte]

https://www.montpelerin.org/montpelerin/home.html

Founded by FW Hayek, M Friedman and Ludwig von Mises iirc.

 

[brogdale]

Founded by FW Hayek, M Friedman and Ludwig von Mises iirc.

Yep.
1947...arguably the start of neo-lib.

 

[nino_savatte]

The Salisbury Group (responsible for the Salisbury Review)
The Freedom Association
The Liberty League (UK)
The Adam Smith Institute
Young Britons' Foundation
The Legatum Institute

 

[nino_savatte]

Yep.
1947...arguably the start of neo-lib.

A triumvirate of shites.

 

[DotCommunist]

Adam Smith Institute often quoted without caveat or reflection by the bbc

Freemasons

 

[brogdale]

Adam Smith Institute often quoted without caveat or reflection by the bbc

Freemasons

here we go....

 

[nino_savatte]

Adam Smith Institute often quoted without caveat or reflection by the bbc

Likewise the Taxpayers Alliance.

 

[Lazy Fare]

European Commission.

Not technically a club but operates like one.

 

[DotCommunist]

here we go....

someone had to. cue all the howls of 'hey its just a boys club where we have meat raffles and talk about stitching up the local trades'

 

[hot air baboon]

Pilgrim's Society's a good 'un

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrims_Society

The Pinay Circle ( "Le Cercle" ) has its fans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cercle

The Parlour Club

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v18/n03/paul-foot/per-ardua

The Corporation of the City of London, its various livery companies and the Court of Aldermen

http://www.newstatesman.com/politic...s-last-rotten-borough-city-london-corporation

Henry Jackson Society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Jackson_Society

...and ofcourse one of the daddies...the Round Table group...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Table_movement

 

[JTG]

The Society of Merchant Venturers - not-so-secret rulers of Bristol for centuries

Current members include past or present chairmen/directors of Bristol Rovers, Bristol c*ty, Gloucestershire CCC, Somerset CCC, Bristol RFC & Bath RFC. That's just one demonstration of how far they pervade public life in this part of the world

A former member is noted foul-mouthed nepotist mayor George Ferguson who has been trying to sell the Port Authority to his mates in the Society and getting stroppy when anyone tries to get in his way

 

[Supine]

No jokes about Peopleintheretwentiesdontsocialiseanymore?

 

[Supine]

Tried to do that in capitals ^

Can't be arsed to re type it