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Wings Over Scotland questioned under caution by police on account of Lynsay Watson

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 03/08/2026 21:47

No details yet. He says he will post about it at length tomorrow and it will be worth the wait. So this is just a placemarker for the moment.

Wings Over Scotland questioned under caution by police on account of Lynsay Watson
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SidewaysOtter · 07/08/2026 22:00

Igneococcus · 07/08/2026 21:42

Stuart Campbell could have supplied them with a more recent picture of Watson.

Maybe the Times' picture desk didn't feel that "Jabba The Hut Gone To Seed" was what the good people of the Home Counties needed to see over their morning toast and marmalade.

Igneococcus · 07/08/2026 21:42

Stuart Campbell could have supplied them with a more recent picture of Watson.

borntobequiet · 07/08/2026 21:41

murasaki · 07/08/2026 21:29

The air brushing and about 30 odd years are doing a lot of heavy lifting on that photo of Watson.

Still looks like a nasty piece of work though.

lcakethereforeIam · 07/08/2026 21:31

Watson will be pleased the Times used such an old photo.

murasaki · 07/08/2026 21:29

The air brushing and about 30 odd years are doing a lot of heavy lifting on that photo of Watson.

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 07/08/2026 20:49

And they accept transmen too. At least they are unbiased in the matter. (Or desperate for members.)

KittyWilkinson · 07/08/2026 20:29

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 07/08/2026 19:55

Officially, a man transitioning doesn't mean he has to stop being a freemason, according to the website I found. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45030075

Well now. Every day is a school day!

SidewaysOtter · 07/08/2026 20:09

And is he still "on the square" as I believe they say*?

(*According to JKR as my entire freemason knowledge comes from The Hallmarked Man)

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 07/08/2026 19:55

Officially, a man transitioning doesn't mean he has to stop being a freemason, according to the website I found. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45030075

KittyWilkinson · 07/08/2026 19:30

But wouldn't that be a womens' lodge that she was in? Dunno - I only managed the Little Garden of Mary before being drummed out of convent school.

The 1599 Lodge mentioned by pp is in Kirkcaldy so that does fit with Watson being there, but he was using the name Alex Horwood back then. So joined as the man he is. Presumably. Goodness knows how he's presenting himself within it these days. Murky as hell the whole thing.
But it would explain a lot about how he seems to be able to manipulate a lot of events.

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 07/08/2026 19:08

KittyWilkinson · 07/08/2026 18:45

I don't think women were accepted into the Freemasons in the UK in 1989 as full members.

What name was he using back then?

A friend of mine was, back when terry Pratchett's first Discworld book had just come out, so that would be in (checks wikipedia) 1984 or so. Or at least, she claimed to have been but was a bit secretive about the whole business. (grin_)

KittyWilkinson · 07/08/2026 18:53

In 1989 Watson was using the name Alex Horwood and was a PC in Kirkcaldy. According to newspaper reports about him. All in the public domain.

NoWordForFluffy · 07/08/2026 18:50

Interesting: www.ugle.org.uk/become-freemason/women-freemasons

KittyWilkinson · 07/08/2026 18:45

I don't think women were accepted into the Freemasons in the UK in 1989 as full members.

What name was he using back then?

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 07/08/2026 18:40

RedToothBrush · 07/08/2026 18:31

The Masons. Who obviously accept women.

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I have a feeling that they do, and have for several decades. (A couple of centuries, in Sweden). And whooo-lookie, they are fine with accepting transmen as well.

RedToothBrush · 07/08/2026 18:31

Friendo999 · 07/08/2026 18:18

Watson was inducted into Templehall Masonic Lodge Hall 1599 by Archibald Mackenzie in 1989, then records show at Hornsey Lodge
890, likely when Watson was working in BTP London Underground. Rapid rise.

The Masons. Who obviously accept women.

KittyWilkinson · 07/08/2026 18:28

Great info thanks @Friendo999.
So that's where he learned to dress like that?

DoneByTheFuckingRainbowUnit · 07/08/2026 18:25

Friendo999 · 07/08/2026 18:18

Watson was inducted into Templehall Masonic Lodge Hall 1599 by Archibald Mackenzie in 1989, then records show at Hornsey Lodge
890, likely when Watson was working in BTP London Underground. Rapid rise.

Oh, it's a funny handshake brigade thing. Should've guessed.

NoWordForFluffy · 07/08/2026 18:22

MrPrettyDamnCosmic · 07/08/2026 16:03

or Northumbria, or British Transport Police...

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Or Police Scotland!

Friendo999 · 07/08/2026 18:18

Watson was inducted into Templehall Masonic Lodge Hall 1599 by Archibald Mackenzie in 1989, then records show at Hornsey Lodge
890, likely when Watson was working in BTP London Underground. Rapid rise.

SirChenjins · 07/08/2026 17:37

Police forces up and down the country are one big fucking men's rights network 😡

PrancingPanda · 07/08/2026 17:03

Levy's case beggars belief. Oh wait ....
Those poor women - shocking story
Awful.

PrancingPanda · 07/08/2026 16:58

lcakethereforeIam · 06/08/2026 21:56

Bounty's are dead to me since they stopped making the dark chocolate ones.

I'd love to try a deep fried Mars bar.

Would it be the planet or the Roman god made out of wrappers?

Absolute travesty, cake. The dark choc bounty is the bees' knees
Or the @Boiledbeetle 's knees

MrsOvertonsWindow · 07/08/2026 16:50

RedToothBrush · 07/08/2026 15:10

Are the police fucking useless? Yes.

And what happened here looks tame compared to this news story today
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jnrk4xlvdo

You have to ask yourself, wtf is going on with the police that they are this bloody incompetent.

How can they have bailed him after arresting him for murder? Why would anyone do that?

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