Andy Cox
@andy-cox.bsky.social
Detective Chief Superintendent, Northamptonshire Police. Road danger reduction advocate.
Masonic membership carries a perception of unfairness—real or not—in decision-making, undermining trust and confidence.
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Freemasons to sue Met Police over membership declaration
Freemason organisations urge the Met to drop plans to force officers to declare their membership.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Masonic membership carries a perception of unfairness—real or not—in decision-making, undermining trust and confidence.
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pleased to see no exceptional hardship granted. Repeated speeding was rightly recognised for what it is — a serious risk to road users. Courts putting prevention first, not excuses. Accountability matters if we’re serious about road danger reduction.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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The Verve's Richard Ashcroft gets driving ban for speeding
On February 19, Ashcroft was driving a green 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class when he was recorded exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the elevated section of the M4 by 8mph at Brentford, west London
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Pleased to see no exceptional hardship granted. Repeated speeding was rightly recognised for what it is — a serious risk to road users. Courts putting prevention first, not excuses. Accountability matters if we’re serious about road danger reduction.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Devastating vetting failures underline a wider risk, as Casey and Henriques also showed. Oversized forces weaken leadership, culture and accountability. IMO creating mega-forces that mirror the Met’s scale only increases the risk of repeating these failures.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Failure to properly vet officers resulted in serial rapists within Met ranks, review finds
Abandoning checks on staff and officers was ‘a dereliction of the Met’s duty to keep London safe’, says home secretary
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Devastating vetting failures underline a wider risk, as Casey and Henriques also showed. Oversized forces weaken leadership, culture and accountability. IMO creating mega-forces that mirror the Met’s scale only increases the risk of repeating these failures.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.