The Savile Club, one of London's last traditional gentlemen's clubs, has decided to uphold its men-only membership policy after a vote determined that 53% of members opposed admitting women. This decision reflects a sentiment among members that the club is a unique environment where men can engage without pretense. Critics of potential reforms voiced concerns that admitting women would disrupt the camaraderie present within the club. This outcome contrasts with recent changes in other clubs such as the Garrick Club, suggesting a wider trend of resistance against changing gender norms in exclusive spaces.
During a heated emergency general meeting on Tuesday evening, about 53% of members present rejected a motion proposing redrafting the club's regulations in order to permit women to be admitted to the 157-year-old organisation.
Members opposed to the admission of women, described the club as a rare place where men can be themselves without pretension and said the Savile was under attack from the woke mind virus.
Its current membership of upwards of 1,000 people is said to include journalists, academics, musicians, scriptwriters, television executives, vicars and City workers, who pay about 1,900 in annual subscriptions.
The Savile Club was established in 1868 as a meeting place for writers and artists and its white stucco Mayfair building has a large ballroom, a snooker room, a library, a dark wood-panelled bar, a marble-columned dining room.
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