The Garrick Club came under pressure to change its rules to allow female members. After years of debate and accusations that it is an elitist and misogynistic institution, change could finally come later this year, when its current members will likely be asked to vote on the issue again.
A Guardian investigation into who will help decide this question reveals that a large number of people in public life are members of the club – from the head of the civil service to the head of MI6, to the deputy prime minister and judges of the High Court.
A list of some of the most prominent members of the Garrick, a men-only club, reveals the club’s central position as a bulwark of the British establishment, with dozens of prominent lawyers, heads of the State and King Charles.
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